May I always have a heart superior, with economy suitable, to my fortune.

Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.

A miser grows rich by seeming poor. An extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

There is a certain flimsiness of poetry which seems expedient in a song.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

In a heavy oppressive atmosphere, when the spirits sink too low, the best cordial is to read over all the letters of one's friends.

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief. while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.