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I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.

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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in ...more

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The joy of life is variety the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.

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Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...more

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Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

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It is by studying little things that we attain the great knowledge of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves or we know where we can find information upon it.

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Man is not weak - knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength.

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Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

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The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.

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A man must carry knowledge with him if he would bring home knowledge.

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That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem.

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Knowledge is of two kinds we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can find information upon it.

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Such is the state of life that none are happy but by the anticipation of change. The change itself is nothing when we have made it the next wish is t...more

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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.