Some, either from being glued to vice by a natural attachment, or from long habit, no longer recognize its ugliness.

It is easier to sacrifice great than little things.

There are few things on which we can pass a sincere judgement, because there are few things in which we have not, in one way or another, a particular interest.

Repentance is no other than a recanting of the will, and opposition to our fancies, which lead us which way they please.

Obstinacy and heat in argument are surest proofs of folly. Is there anything so stubborn, obstinate, disdainful, contemplative, grave, or serious, as an ass?

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than it was because he was he, and I was I.

Few men have been admired of their familiars.