The truth is, we pamper little griefs into great ones, and bear great ones as well as we can.

Time,--the most independent of all things.

Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself.

One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. I am then never less alone than when alone.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

A man's reputation is not in his own keeping, but lies at the mercy of the profligacy of others. Calumny requires no proof.

Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain credit for sense, eloquence, wit, who merely says nothing to lessen the opinion which others have of these qualities in themselves.