We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.

As long as there are rich people in the world, they will be desirous of distinguishing themselves from the poor.

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Do to others as you would have others do to you, inspires all men with that other maxim of natural goodness a great deal less perfect, but perhaps more useful: Do good to yourself with as little prejudice as you can to others.

Abstaining so as really to enjoy, is the epicurism, the very perfection, of reason.

To try to conceal our own heart is a bad means to read that of others.

There is one further distinguishing characteristic of man which is very specific indeed and about which there can be no dispute, and that is the faculty of self-improvement - a faculty which, with the help of circumstance, progressively develops all our other faculties.