A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.
I wish you would add an index rerum, that when the reader recollects any incident he may easily find it.
None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
The present is never a happy state to any human being.
The fortitude which has encountered no dangers, that prudence which has surmounted no difficulties, that integrity which has been attacked by no temptation, can at best be considered but as gold not yet brought to the test, of which therefore the true value cannot be assigned.
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.