Those who will not take the trouble to think for themselves, have always somebody that thinks for them; and the difficulty in writing is to please those from whom others learn to be pleased.

I doubt if there ever was a man who was not gratified by being told that he was liked by the women.

Persius has justly observed, that knowledge is nothing to him who is not known by others to possess it: to the scholar himself it is nothing with respect either to honour or advantage, for the world cannot reward those qualities which are concealed from it; with respect to others it is nothing, because it affords no help to ignorance or errour.

You can never be wise unless you love reading.

He that pines with hunger, is in little care how others shall be fed. The poor man is seldom studious to make his grandson rich.

A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.

It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.