Let the gulled fool the toil of war pursue, where bleed the many to enrich the few.

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate.

Those who are incapable of shining out by dress would do well to consider that the contrast between them and their clothes turns out much to their disadvantage.

Let us be careful to distinguish modesty, which is ever amiable, from reserve, which is only prudent.

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.

The weak and insipid white wine makes at length excellent vinegar.

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.