Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few

Upon the whole, then it seems undeniable, that nothing can bestow more merit on any human creature than the sentiment of benevolence in an eminent degree; and that a part at least of its merit arises from its tendency to promote the interests of our

To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian.

Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected.

Stupid is a great force in human affairs.

To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but to perceive.