As the greatest liar tells more truths than falsehoods, so may it be said of the worst man, that he does more good than evil.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

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

Once a coxcomb, always a coxcomb.

It is scarcely credible to what degree discernment may be dazzled by the mist of pride, and wisdom infatuated by the intoxication of flattery.

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable.

A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.