Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart

Readings is to the mind what exercice is to the body.

Pleasure, when it is a man's chief purpose, disappoints itself; and the constant application to it palls the faculty of enjoying it.

Whoever would be wise should read the Proverbs; whoever would be holy should read the Psalms.

Vanity makes people ridiculous, pride odious, and ambition terrible.

Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations.