Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil.

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands.

Whoever rises above those who once pleased themselves with equality, will have many malevolent gazers at his eminence.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

To proportion the eagerness of contest to its importance seems too hard a task for human wisdom. The pride of wit has kept ages busy in the discussion of useless questions, and the pride of power has destroyed armies, to gain or to keep unprofitable possessions.

The hour of reformation is always delayed; every delay gives vice another opportunity of fortifying itself by habit.

Of riches it is not necessary to write the praise. Let it, however, be remembered that he who has money to spare has it always in his power to benefit others, and of such power a good man must always be desirous.