Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.

The circumstance which gives authors an advantage above all these great masters, is this, that they can multiply their originals; or rather, can make copies of their works, to what number they please, which shall be as valuable as the originals themselves.

A cheerful temper, joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured.

There is a sort of economy in Providence that one shall excel where another is defective, in order to make men more useful to each other, and mix them in society.

When a man is made up wholly of the dove, without the least grain of the serpent in his composition, he becomes ridiculous in many circumstances of life, and very often discredits his best actions.

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.

Who does not more admire Cicero as an author than as a consul of Rome?