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

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.

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

The works of a person that begin immediately to decay, while those of him who plants begin directly to improve. In this, planting promises a more lasting pleasure than building; which, were it to remain in equal perfection, would at best begin to moulder and want repairs in imagination. Now trees have a circumstance that suits our taste, and that is annual variety.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

I know not whether increasing years do not cause us to esteem fewer people and to bear with more.

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