Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.

In civilized society external advantages make us more respected. A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one. You may analyze this and say, What is there in it? But that will avail you nothing, for it is a part of a general system.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.

Terrestrial happiness is of short duration. The brightness of the flame is wasting its fuel; the fragrant flower is passing away in its own odors.

You cannot give me an instance of any man who is permitted to lay out his own time contriving not to have tedious hours.

It is as bad as bad can be: it is ill-fed, ill-killed, ill-kept, and ill-drest.