It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts disordered by a tedious visit.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.

Unruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends, but to the counsels and monitions of reason itself.

Some people are all quality; you would think they are made up of nothing but title and genealogy. The stamp of dignity defaces in them the very character of humanity and transports them to such a degree of haughtiness that they reckon it below themselves to exercise either good nature or good manners.

He that would live clear of envy must lay his finger on his mouth, and keep his hand out of the ink-pot.

What signifies the sound of words in prayer without the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such an end?

The fairest blossoms of pleasantry thrive best where the sun is not strong enough to scorch, nor the soil rank enough to corrupt.