An Englishman fears contempt more than death.

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

True wisdom consists of tracing effects to their causes.

Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails, And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and the increase in our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes.

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar.

And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray.