Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance

Honor's a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.

Our sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all our senses.

I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who complained of hard luck. A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.