In like manner, the disbelief of a Divine Providence renders a man uncapable of holding any public station; for, since kings avow themselves to be the deputies of Providence.

I used to wonder how a man of birth and spirit could endure to be wholly insignificant and obscure in a foreign country, when he might live with lustre in his own.

Pride, ill nature, and want of sense, are the three great sources of ill manners.

No wise man ever wished to be younger.

I love white Portugal wine better than claret, champagne, or burgundy. I have a sad vulgar appetite.

The worthiest people are the most injured by slander, as is the best fruit which the birds have been pecking at.

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.