All duties are matters of conscience, with this restriction that a superior obligation suspends the force of an inferior one.

A body may well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream; but the less he heed them the better.

He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.

Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together.

Live and let live is the rule of common justice.

The very soul of the slothful does effectually but lie drowsing in his body, and the whole man is totally given up to his senses.

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