It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with something that may bar out the remembrance of his own folly, and does any thing but what he ought to do with eager diligence, that he may keep himself in his own favour.

Hope is itself a species of happiness.

It was the peculiar artifice of Habit not to suffer her power to be felt at first. Those whom she led, she had the address of appearing only to attend, but was continually doubling her chains upon her companions; which were so slender in themselves, and so silently fastened, that while the attention was engaged by other objects, they were not easily perceived. Each link grew tighter as it had been longer worn; and when by continual additions they became so heavy as to be felt, they were very frequently too strong to be broken.

Good breeding consists in having no particular mark of any profession, but a general elegance of manners.

He that pines with hunger, is in little care how others shall be fed. The poor man is seldom studious to make his grandson rich.

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.