He who reforms himself has done more towards reforming the public than a crowd or noisy, impotent patriots.

The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false.

The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.

A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.

It is possible that a wise and good man may be prevailed on to game; but it is impossi∣ble that a professed gamester should be a wise and good man.

He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want.

To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that ever loved or hated you.