Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.
People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed upon us by the law. It is a rule imposed upon us by reason, which should be the sovereign law of a rational being.
All the bloomy flush of life is fled.
Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie.
To aim at excellence, our reputation, and friends, and all must be ventured; to aim at the average we run no risk and provide little service.