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?

Imperfections would not be half so much taken notice of, if vanity did not make proclamation of them.

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.

Passions, as fire and water, are good servants, but bad masters, and subminister to the best and worst purposes.

Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

So long as we stand in need of a benefit, there is nothing dearer to us; nor anything cheaper when we have received it.

Of all injustice, that is the greatest which goes under the name of law, and of all sorts of tyranny the forcing of the letter of the law against the equity, is the most insupportable.