Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation.

Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms together, and you have St. Paul's Church. So it is with human felicity, which is made up of many ingredients, each of which may be shown to be very insignificant.

There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.

Reason and truth will prevail at last

We may have uneasy feelings for seeing a creature in distress without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them.

Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.

Hunger is never delicate.