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

There are so few who can grow old with a good grace.

It is an endless and frivolous Pursuit to act by any other Rule than the Care of satisfying our own Minds in what we do

It may be remarked in general, that the laugh of men of wit is for the most part but a feint, constrained kind of half-laugh, as such persons are never without some diffidence about them; but that of fools is the most honest, natural, open laugh in the world.

A favor well bestowed is almost as great an honor to him who confers it as to him who receives it.

I love to consider an Infidel, whether distinguished by the title of deist, atheist, or free-thinker.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy