As boys should be educated with temperance, so the first greatest lesson that should be taught them is to admire frugality. It is by the exercise of this virtue alone they can ever expect to be useful members of society.

If the soul be happily disposed, every thing becomes capable of affording entertainment, and distress will almost want a name.

The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the conscious happiness of having acted with humanity ourselves.

To be poor, and to seem poor, is a certain method never to rise.

As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease.

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around.

To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.