Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.

Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs.

If you would not be laughed at, be the first to laugh at yourself.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Well done is better than well said.