It is in refinement and elegance that the civilized man differs from the savage.

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.

There is nothing so minute, or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not.

Irresolution and mutability are often the faults of men whose views are wide, and whose imagination is vigorous and excursive.

They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.

The resolution of the combat is seldom equal to the vehemence of the charge.

Surely, it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect, than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves, and will be no better next year.