A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.

That plenty should produce either covetousness or prodigality is a perversion of providence; and yet the generality of men are the worse for their riches.

What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.

We are too apt to love praise, but not to deserve it.

He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.

It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things; and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable.

God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers.