A man finds in the productions of nature an inexhaustible stock of material on which he can employ himself, without any temptations to envy or malevolence, and has always a certain prospect of discovering new reasons for adoring the sovereign author of the universe.

The care of the critic should be to distinguish error from inability, faults of inexperience from defects of nature.

If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

The perfect day for quitting is not real. It will never come, so might as well start today

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.