Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

All envy would be extinguished, if it were universally known that there are none to be envied.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

There is a certain degree of temptation which will overcome any virtue. Now, in so far as you approach temptation to a man, you do him an injury; and, if he is overcome, you share his guilt.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.

Too much nicety of detail disgusts the greatest part of readers, and to throw a multitude of particulars under general heads, and lay down rules of extensive comprehension, is to common understandings of little use.