 Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess. |
| We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. |
| Power is not sufficient evidence of truth. |
| Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. |
| I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance. |
| He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them. |
| I will be conquered; I will not capitulate. |
| In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. |
| I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read. |
| One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. |
| I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. |
| Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable. |
| To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self. |
| The happiest conversation is that of which nothing is distinctly remembered, but a general effect of pleasing impression. |
| Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost. |
| Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed. |
| A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. |
| Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us. |
| No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring. |
| A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting drunk. |
