Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.

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

The roads of science are narrow, so that they who travel them, must wither follow or meet one another.

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

Cautious age suspects the flattering form, and only credits what experience tells.