People in general do not willingly read if they have anything else to amuse them.

All envy would be extinguished, if it were universally known that there are none to be envied.

In the motive lies the good or ill.

All unnecessary vows are folly, because they suppose a prescience of the future, which has not been given us.

Life is short. The sooner that a man begins to enjoy his wealth the better.

Do not ... hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix your thoughts upon your business, fill your intervals with company, and sunshine will again break in upon your mind.

Players, Sir! I look on them as no better than creatures set upon tables and joint stools to make faces and produce laughter, like dancing dogs.