He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest.

Your aspirations are your possibilities.

He who fails to please in his salutation and address is at once rejected, and never obtains an opportunity of showing his latest excellences or essential qualities.

Health is so necessary to all the duties, as well as pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly.