We should do by our cunning as we do by our courage--always have it ready to defend ourselves, never to offend others.

I hardly know a sight that raises one's indignation more than that of an enlarged soul joined to a contracted fortune; unless it be that so much more common one, of a contracted soul joined to an enlarged fortune.

Removing prejudices is, alas! too often removing the boundary of a delightful near prospect in order to let in a shockingly extensive one.

The mind of man is this world's true dimension; and knowledge is the measure of the mind.

Out of mind as soon as out of sight.

True joy is only hope put out of fear.

Whatever natural right men may have to freedom and independency, it is manifest that some men have a natural ascendency over others.