Falsehood, like the dry-rot, flourishes the more in proportion as air and light are excluded.

knowledge of our duties is the most useful part of philosophy.

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe to God for any blessing, is, that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.

It is folly to shiver over last year's snow.

Falsehood, like poison, will generally be rejected when administered alone; but when blended with wholesome ingredients may be swallowed unperceived.

Some persons follow the dictates of their conscience only in the same sense in which a coachman may be said to follow the horses he is driving.