To appear rich, we become poor.

A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.

Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.

One of the most marked characteristics of our day is a reckless neglect of principles, and a rigid adherence to their semblance.

Only vain people wage war against the vanity of others.

Wit is the lightning of the mind, reason the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight.