And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew.

Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain.

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.

I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.

True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed on us by law.

Quality and title have such allurements that hundreds are ready to give up all their own importance, to cringe, to flatter, to look little, and to pall every pleasure in constraint, merely to be among the great, though without the least hopes of improving their understanding or sharing their generosity. They might be happier among their equals.

The sports of children satisfy the child.