We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

I shall never be ashamed to quote a bad author if what he says is good.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.

The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.

What's the good of dragging up sufferings which are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then.