Thanks, oftenest obtrusive.

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

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.

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

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.

Patience is the panacea; but where does it grow, or who can swallow it?