The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

Many falsehoods are passing into uncontradicted history.

For gold the hireling judge distorts the laws.

Few men survey themselves with so much severity as not to admit prejudices in their own favour, which an artful flatterer may gradually strengthen, till wishes for a particular qualification are improved to hopes of attainment, and hopes of attainment to belief of possession.

The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm.

Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze.

Prosperity's right hand is industry and her left hand is frugality.