I do not know, sir, that the fellow is an infidel; but if he be an infidel, he is an infidel as a dog is an infidel; that is to say, he has never thought upon the subject.

Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.

Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal.

Of those that spin out trifles and die without a memorial, many flatter themselves with high opinions of their own importance, and imagine that they are every day adding some improvement to human life.

To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship.

He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.

Wasting a fortune is evaporation by a thousand imperceptible means.