No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had
Most men are unwilling to be taught.
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.
Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform, and distinct
The world will never be long without some good reason to hate the unhappy; their real faults are immediately detected; and if those are not sufficient to sink them into infamy, an individual weight of calumny will be super-added.