No knowledge is useless, with the exception of heraldry.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Instead of rating the man by his performances, we rate too frequently the performances by the man.

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.

Ease, a neutral state between pain and pleasure ... if it is not rising into pleasure will be falling towards pain.

Of many, imagined blessings it may be doubted whether he that wants or possesses them had more reason to be satisfied with his lot.

There is nothing so minute, or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not.