It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a knave.

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.

Whoe'er excels in what we prize, appears a hero in our eyes.

A large, branching, aged oak is perhaps the most venerable of all inanimate objects.

Trifles discover a character, more than actions of importance.

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

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