Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart.

That happy state of mind, so rarely possessed, in which we can say, "I have enough," is the highest attainment of philosophy.

It would be a considerable consolation to the poor and discontented could they but see the means whereby the wealth they covet has been acquired, or the misery that it entails.

In fame's temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels, or successful butchers of the human race.

Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.

A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.

Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money.