Hunger is the mother of impatience and anger.

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

Age is suspicious but is not itself often suspected.

Nobility should be elective, not hereditary.

When ill news comes too late to be serviceable to your neighbor, keep it to yourself.

When we meet with better fare than was expected, the disappointment is overlooked even by the unscrupulous. When we meet with worse than was expected, philosophers alone know how to make it better.

Surmise is the gossamer that malice blows on fair reputations, the corroding dew that destroys the choice blossom. Surmise is primarily the squint of suspicion, and suspicion is established before it is confirmed.