That which renders life burdensome to us generally arises from the abuse of it.
Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity.
I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.
We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
The strength of the people is effective only if it is concentrated; it evaporates and is lost when it is dispersed, just as gunpowder scattered on the ground ignites only grain by grain.