But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.

The first duty of man is to take none of the principles of conduct upon trust; to do nothing without a clear and individual conviction that it is right to be done.

The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

He that revels in a well-chosen library, has innumerable dishes, and all of admirable flavour.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years.