Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.

The miser, who thinks himself respectable, merely because he possesses wealth, and thus mistakes the means of doing good, for the actual accomplishment of it, is not more blameable than the man of sentiment, without active virtue.

You may have observed persons, who delight so much in this sort of sensibility to sentiment, which excludes that to the calls of any practical virtue, that they turn from the distressed, and, because their sufferings are painful to be contemplated, do not endeavour to relieve them.

How despicable is that humanity, which can be contented to pity, where it might assuage!' St.Aubert, some time after, spoke of Madame Cheron, his sister.

'Let me inform you of a circumstance, that nearly affects your welfare,' he added.