Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness.

No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

The eye of the mind, like that of the body, can only extend its view to new objects, by losing sight of those which are now before it.

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore become necessary to gain attention by magnificence of promises, and by eloquence sometimes sublime and sometimes pathetic.

It is advantageous to an author that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck at one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground. To keep it up, it must be struck at both ends.

It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.