Reason ought not, like vanity, to adorn herself with ancient parchments, and the display of a genealogical tree; more dignified in her proceedings, and proud of her immortal nature, she ought to derive everything from herself.

Obligation is the bitterest thraldom.

It is often a sign of wit not to show it, and not to see that others want it.

Romance is the poetry of literature.

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

One of the first observations to make in conversation is the state, or the character, and the education of the person to whom we speak.

For the honest people, relations increase with the years. For the vicious, inconveniences increase. Inconstancy is the defect of vice; the influence of habit is one of the qualities of virtue.