To talk in public, to think in solitude, to read and to hear, to inquire and answer inquiries, is the business of the scholar

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

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.

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.

Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost must always end in pain.

To be flattered is grateful, even when we know that our praises are not believed by those who pronounce them; for they prove, at least, our power, and show that our favour is valued, since it is purchased by the meanness of falsehood.

The business of life is to go forward.