Sir, you must not neglect doing a thing immediately good from fear of remote evil; - from fear of its being abused.

It is the condition of our present state to see more than we can attain; the exactest vigilance and caution can never maintain a single day of unmingled innocence.

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.

It requires but little acquaintance with the heart to know that woman's first wish is to be handsome; and that, consequently, the readiest method of obtaining her kindness is to praise her beauty.

He who writes much will not easily escape a manner, such a recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted.

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

Try and forget our cares and sickness, and contribute, as we can to the happiness of each other.