Anger is a violent act, envy a constant habit - no one can be always angry, but he may be always envious ...
Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes.
Life though a short, is a working day. Activity may lead to evil; but inactivity cannot be led to good.
The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed, feels less fatigued than that decreed to him who cannot think or read.
he who finds he has wasted a shilling may by diligence hope to fetch it up again; but no repentance or industry can ever bring back one wasted hour.
Of two evils, had not an author better be tedious than superficial! From an overflowing vessel you may gather more, indeed, than you want, but from an empty one you can gather nothing.
A corrupt practice may be abolished, but a soiled imagination is not easily cleansed.