Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt.

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals; but to alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited power: yet the opportunities which every day affords of relieving the most wretched of human beings are overlooked and neglected with equal disregard of policy and goodness.

He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.

Life, to be worthy of a rational being, must be always in progression; we must always purpose to do more or better than in time past.

Vulgar and inactive minds confound familiarity with knowledge, and conceive themselves informed of the whole nature of things, when they are shown their form or told their use.

To forget, or pretend to do so, to return a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of petty theft.

No man hates him at whom he can laugh.