Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

Memory seldom fails when its office is to show us the tombs of our buried hopes.

Calumny is the offspring of Envy.

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

Society punishes not the vices of its members, but their detection.

Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.