On The Stage He Was Natural, Simple,

The Fortunate Circumstances Of Our Lives Are Generally Found, At Last, To Be Of Our Own Producing.

And His Best Riches, Ignorance Of Wealth.

Religion Does What Philosophy Could Never Do; It Shows The Equal Dealings Of Heaven To The Happy And The Unhappy, And Levels All Human Enjoyments To Nearly The Same Standard. It Gives To Both Rich And Poor The Same Happiness Hereafter, And Equal Hopes To Aspire After It.

Honour Sinks Where Commerce Long Prevails.

True Generosity Is A Duty As Indispensably Necessary As Those Imposed Upon Us By The Law. It Is A Rule Imposed Upon Us By Reason, Which Should Be The Sovereign Law Of A Rational Being.