Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it.
Men have been wise in many different modes; but they have always laughed the same way.
No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous.
Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness.
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.
Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a folio, or floating on the Thames. Intentions must be gathered from acts.