It is one soul which animates all men.

Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.

A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.

No doubt, to a man of sense, travel offers advantages. As many languages as he has, as many friends, as many arts and trades, so many times is he a man. A foreign country is a point of comparison, wherefrom to judge his own.

The gentleman is a man of truth, lord of his own actions, and expressing that lordship in his behavior, not in any manner dependent and servile either on persons, or opinions, or possessions.

The true scholar grudges every opportunity of action passed, by, as a loss of power.

One idea lights a thousand candles.