Occupation: Writer Birth: 1780 Death: 1832
Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fatally mislead us as those that are not wholly wrong, as ….
It has been observed that a dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant will see farther than the giant himself; and the moderns, standing as they do ….
In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that the highest are always the best, but because, if disgusted ther….
A public debt is a kind of anchor in the storm; but if the anchor be too heavy for the vessel, she will be sunk by that very weight which was intende….
Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes..
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat..
It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman..
Error, when she retraces her steps, has farther to go before she can arrive at truth than ignorance..
It is a mistake, that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind; for even the weakest have been captivated by it; and for minds of the highest ord….
There are three kinds of power,--wealth, strength, and talent; but as old age always weakens, often destroys, the two latter, the aged are induced to….
Honesty is not only the deepest policy, but the highest wisdom; since, however difficult it may be for integrity to get on, it is a thousand times mo….
Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart..
When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose two good things, their good opinion and ….
Habit will reconcile us to everything but change.
The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may ….
She is deceitful as the calm that precedes the hurricane, smooth as the water on the verge of the cataract, and beautiful as the rainbow, that smilin….
There are many that despise half the world; but if there be any that despise the whole of it, it is because the other half despises them..
Revenge is a debt, in the paying of which the greatest knave is honest and sincere, and, so far as he is able, punctual..
Fortune, like other females, prefers a lover to a master, and submits with impatience to control; but he that wooes her with opportunity and importun….
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always dis….
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture..