It is our first duty to serve society.

What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn't deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.

Almost all the moral good which is left among us is the apparent effect of physical evil.

Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly: he may cheat at cards genteelly

We may take Fancy for a companion, but must follow Reason as our guide.

We are told, that the black bear is innocent; but I should not like to trust myself with him.

That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness can require, will be allowed by those who wish to elevate the character of a scholar; since they cannot but know that every human acquisition is valuable in proportion to the difficulty of its attainment.