They that have grown old in a single state are generally found to be morose, fretful and captious; tenacious of their own practices and maxims; soon offended by contradiction or negligence; and impatient of any association but with those that will watch their nod, and submit themselves to unlimited authority.

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.

By forbearing to do what may innocently be done, we may add hourly new vigor to resolution.

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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is the best method of enabling the mind to detect its own sophisms, and keep it on guard against the fallacies which it practices on others

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.