Nothing is more idle than to inquire after happiness, which nature has kindly placed within our reach.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

The equity of Providence has balanced peculiar sufferings with peculiar enjoyments.

Poetry cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve the languages; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written, we learn the language.

Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.

Courtesy and good-humour are often found with little real worth.

Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.