Most minds are the slaves of external circumstances, and conform to any hand that undertakes to mould them.

The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not know how much he escapes.

The liberty of using harmless pleasure will not be disputed; but it is still to be examined what pleasures are harmless.

Ah! Sir, a boy's being flogged is not so severe as a man's having the hiss of the world against him.

The future is bought with the present.

Riches seldom make their owners rich.

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.