A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.

What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn't deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.

He that voluntarily continues in ignorance, is guilty of all the crimes which ignorance produces.

It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.

All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not. In the same manner, all power, of whatever sort, is of itself desirable. A man would not submit to learn to hem a ruffle, of his wife, or his wife's maid; but if a mere wish could attain it, he would rather wish to be able to hem a ruffle.

He that has too much to do will do something wrong.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.