Apologies are seldom of any use.

Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with which he did not always willingly cooperate; and therefore you will rarely meet one who does not think the lot of his neighbor better than his own.

All industry must be excited by hope.

Bashfulness may sometimes exclude pleasure, but seldom opens any avenue to sorrow or remorse.

An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away.

He who fails to please in his salutation and address is at once rejected, and never obtains an opportunity of showing his latest excellences or essential qualities.

Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment.