Wit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to.

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.

Thought and action are the redeeming features of our lives.

Many species of wit are quite mechanical; these are the favorites of witlings, whose fame in words scarce outlives the remembrance of their funeral ceremonies.

Who conquers indolence conquers all other hereditary sins.

Liberal of cruelty are those who pamper with promises; promisers destroy while they deceive, and the hope they raise is dearly purchased by the dependence that is sequent to disappointment.

Wit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to.