There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.

We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be quite wrong.

Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.

The only true retirement is that of the heart; the only true leisure is the repose of the passions. To such persons it makes little difference whether they are young or old; and they die as they have lived, with graceful resignation.

Genius only leaves behind it the monuments of its strength.

Experience makes us wise.