Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it.

If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman.

The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.

Trust as little as you can to report, and examine all you can by your own senses.

The love of retirement has in all ages adhered closely to those minds which have been most enlarged by knowledge, or elevated by genius. Those who enjoyed everything generally supposed to confer happiness have been forced to seek it in the shades of privacy.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

Few things are so liberally bestowed, or squandered with so little effect, as good advice.