All I desire for my own burial, is not to be buried alive; but how or where, I think, must be entirely indifferent to every rational creature.

The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older.

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away?

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.

Always make the best of the best, and never make bad worse.

The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people often smile, but seldom laugh.

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.