Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.

The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.

Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.