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

Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock, but make us economists of what we are possessed of.

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

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little great men; all fancying themselves known to the rest of the world, and complimenting each other upon their extensive reputation.

When a person has no need to borrow they find multitudes willing to lend.

Whatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it must expect a character from posterity.

Every want that stimulates the breast becomes a source of pleasure when redressed.