Thinkers are scarce as gold; but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, and who pursues it uninterruptedly and fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.

There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.

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

Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.

He scatters enjoyment who can enjoy much.

He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.