Men have been wise in many different modes; but they have always laughed the same way.

There are indeed, in the present corruption of mankind, many incitements to forsake truth: the need of palliating our own faults and the convenience of imposing on the ignorance or credulity of others so frequently occur; so many immediate evils are

Life is barren enough surely with all her trappings; let us be therefore cautious of how we strip her.

The first step to greatness is to be honest.

There are people whom one should like very well to drop, but would not wish to be dropped by.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.