The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

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

Politeness is fictitious benevolence. Depend upon it, the want of it never fails to produce something disagreeable to one or other.

The authors that in any nation last from age to age are very few, because there are very few that have any other claim to notice than that they catch hold on present curiosity, and gratify some accidental desire, or produce some temporary conveniency.

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

It is much easier not to write like a man than to write like a woman.

If a man is in doubt whether it would be better for him to expose himself to martyrdom or not, he should not do it. He must be convinced that he has a delegation from heaven.