Norway, too, has noble prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England!

Lawful and settled authority is very seldom resisted when it is well employed.

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.

The commodiousness of money is indeed great; but there are some advantages which money cannot buy, and which therefore no wise man will by the love of money be tempted to forego.

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.

Merit rather enforces respect than attracts fondness.