Age is rarely despised but when it is, contemptible.

A man, doubtful of his dinner, or trembling at a creditor, is not much disposed to abstracted meditation, or remote enquiries.

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

The business of life is to go forward.

Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice, that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without any very accurate inquiry whether it is right.

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.