Leave to Heaven the measure and the choice.

He to whom many objects of pursuit arise at the same time, will frequently hesitate between different desires till a rival has precluded him, or change his course as new attractions prevail, and harass himself without advancing.

The desires of man increase with his acquisitions.

Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of the spring: no man can, at the same time, fill his cup from the source and from the mouth of the Nile.

As the greatest liar tells more truths than falsehoods, so may it be said of the worst man, that he does more good than evil.