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.

It is not possible to be regarded with tenderness, except by a few. That merit which gives greatness and renown diffuses its influence to a wide compass, but acts weakly on every single breast; it is placed at a distance from common spectators, and shines like one of the remote stars, of which the light reaches us, but not the heat.

The future is bought with the present.

Commerce can never be at a stop while one man wants what another can supply; and credit will never be denied, while it is likely to be repaid with profit.

Towering is the confidence of twenty-one.

Cautious age suspects the flattering form, and only credits what experience tells.

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