It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.

Since life itself is uncertain, nothing which has life for its basis can boast much stability.

The desires of man increase with his acquisitions.

From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.

If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons.

Many leave the labours of half their life to their executors and to chance, because they will not send them abroad unfinished, and are unable to finish them, having prescribed to themselves such a degree of exactness as human diligence can scarcely ontain.