Good-humor is allied to generosity, ill-humor to meanness.
Whatever natural right men may have to freedom and independency, it is manifest that some men have a natural ascendency over others.
Out of mind as soon as out of sight.
A proud man never shows his pride so much as when he is civil.
Avarice starves its possessor to fatten those who come after, and who are eagerly awaiting the demise of the accumulator.
True joy is only hope put out of fear.