The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.

There is no virtue which does not rejoice a well-descended nature; there is a kind of I know not what congratulation in well-doing, that gives us an inward satisfaction, and a certain generous boldness that accompanies a good conscience.

Saying is one thing and doing is another; we are to consider the sermon and the preacher distinctly and apart.

To smell, though well, is to stink.

'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.

We find our energies are actually cramped when we are overanxious to succeed.

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.