Timidity is a disease of the mind, obstinate and fatal; for a man once persuaded that any impediment is insuperable has given it, with respect to himself, that strength and weight which it had not before.

Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.

I would advise no man to marry who is not likely to propagate understanding.

Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible.

The man who feels himself ignorant should, at least, be modest.

There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.

Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.