Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger.

A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.

Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. he whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you.

It is generally agreed, that few men are made better by affluence or exaltation.

All to whom want is terrible, upon whatever principle, ought to think themselves obliged to learn the sage maxims of our parsimonious ancestors, and attain the salutary arts of contracting expense; for without economy none can be rich, and with it few can be poor.