A blade of grass is always a blade of grass, whether in one country or another.

In all pleasures hope is a considerable part.

The life of a conscientious clergyman is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls.

The general remedy of those who are uneasy without knowing the cause is change of place.

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.

There is nothing so minute, or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not.

Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections their author.