He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.

Poetry cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve the languages; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written, we learn the language.

Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellectual pleasures must content himself with such as his senses can afford.

The duties of religion, sincerely and regularly performed, will always be sufficient to exalt the meanest and to exercise the highest understanding.

Wisdom and virtue are by no means sufficient, without the supplemental laws of good-breeding, to secure freedom from degenerating into rudeness, or self esteem from swelling into insolence. A thousand incivilities may be committed, and a thousand offices neglected. without any remorse of conscience, or reproach from reason.

Oratory is the power of beating down your adversary's arguments and putting better in their place.

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