They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.

To expel hunger and thirst there is no necessity of sitting in a palace and submitting to the supercilious brow and contumelious favour of the rich and great there is no necessity of sailing upon the deep or of following the camp What nature wants is every where to be found and attainable without much difficulty whereas require the sweat of the brow for these we are obliged to dress anew j compelled to grow old in the field and driven to foreign mores A sufficiency is always at hand

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.

We most often go astray on a well trodden and much frequented road.

To things which you bear with impatience you should accustom yourself, and, by habit you will bear them well.

The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher