He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.

The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Ah! Sir, a boy's being flogged is not so severe as a man's having the hiss of the world against him.

The most Heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together.

The disturbers of our happiness, in this world, are our desires, our griefs, and our fears.

It is our first duty to serve society, and after we have done that, we may attend wholly to the salvation of our own souls.