He that shall peruse the political pamphlets of any past reign will wonder why they were so eagerly read, or so loudly praised.

Such seems to be the disposition of man, that whatever makes a distinction produces rivalry.

What a strange narrowness of mind now is that, to think the things we have not known are better than the things we have known.

Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one.

Hunger is never delicate.

Irresolution and mutability are often the faults of men whose views are wide, and whose imagination is vigorous and excursive.

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.