“If one was to think constantly of death, the business of life would stand still.”

“Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.”

“If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.”

“A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.”

“I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.”

“Who will consider that no dictionary of a living tongue ever can be perfect, since, while it is hastening to publication, some words are budding, and some falling away; that a whole life cannot be spent upon syntax and etymology, and that even a whole life would not be sufficient; that he, whose design includes whatever language can express, must often speak of what he does not understand.”

“Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”