He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.

Wealth is nothing in itself; it is not useful but when it departs from us.

An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away.

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice.

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we ought not to hope too securely, we ought not to fear with to much dejection.

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and their whole conduct proceeds upon it.