We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.

Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.

Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.

There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.

How many persons fancy they have experience simply because they have grown old!