Family pride entertains many unsocial opinions.

Egotism is more like an offense, than a crime; though it is allowable to speak of yourself, provided nothing is advanced in favor; but I cannot help suspecting that those who abuse themselves are, in reality, angling for approbation.

One ought to love society, if he wishes to enjoy solitude. It is a social nature that solitude works upon with the most various power. If one is misanthropic, and betakes himself to loneliness that he may get away from hateful things, solitude is a silent emptiness to him.

Fools with bookish knowledge art children with edged weapons; they hurt themselves, and put others in pain.

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

Unless the habit leads to happiness the best habit is to contract none.

Age is suspicious but is not itself often suspected.