Whoever desires, for his writings or himself, what none can reasonably contemn, the favour of mankind, must add grace to strength, and make his thoughts agreeable as well as useful. Many complain of neglect who never tried to attract regard.

When a man feel the reprehension of a friend seconded by his own heart, he is easily heated into resentment.

His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.

Nothing is more idle than to inquire after happiness, which nature has kindly placed within our reach.

The mischief of flattery is, not that it persuades any man that he is what he is not, but that it suppresses the influence of honest ambition, by raising an opinion that honour may be gained without the toil of merit.

Differences, we know, are never so effectually laid asleep as by some common calamity; an enemy unites all to whom he threatens danger.

Golf is a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood.