I know not why any one but a school boy in his declamation would whine over the Commonwealth of Rome, which grew great only by the misery of the rest of mankind. The Romans, like others, as soon as they were rich, grew corrupt; and in their corruption sold the lives and freedoms of themselves and of one another.

Wit will never make a man rich, but there are places where riches will always make a wit.

I advised Chambers, and would advise every young man beginning to compose, to do it as fast as he can, to get a habit of having his mind to start promptly; it is so much more difficult to improve in speed than in accuracy.

It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where the passions are ready to receive it.

They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.