Grief is a species of idleness.

Sir, you must not neglect doing a thing immediately good from fear of remote evil; - from fear of its being abused.

A merchant may, perhaps, be a man of an enlarged mind, but there is nothing in trade connected with an enlarged mind.

For who is pleased with himself.

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment.

A man's mind grows narrow in a narrow place.

Avarice is always poor.