It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the end of hope.

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.

Never write on a subject without first having read yourself full on it; and never read on a subject till you have thought yourself hungry on it.

See, indeed, that your daughter is thoroughly grounded and experienced in household duties; but take care, through religion and poetry, to keep her heart open to heaven.

What Cicero said of men-that they are like wines, age souring the bad, and bettering the good-we can say of misfortune, that it has the same effect upon them.

Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be interrupted.

Despair is the only genuine atheism.