Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Friendship is cemented by interest, vanity, or the want of amusement; it seldom implies esteem, or even mutual regard.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

The greatest pleasure in life is that of reading while we are young. I have had as much of this pleasure perhaps as any one.

A great man la an abstraction of some one excellence; but whoever fancies himself an abstraction of excellence, so far from being great, may be sure that he is a blockhead, equally ignorant of excellence or defect of himself or others.

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.