That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. A small drinking glass and a large one may be equally full, but the large one holds more than the small.

Towering is the confidence of twenty-one.

It was said of Euripides, that every verse was a precept; and it may be said of Shakespeare, that from his works may be collected a system of civil and economical prudence.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.

I do not much wish well to discoveries, for I am always afraid they will end in conquest and robbery.

A man's mind grows narrow in a narrow place.

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.