Some volumes against Deism fell into my hands ... they produced an effect precisely the reverse to what was intended by the writers; for the arguments of the Deists, which were cited in order to be refuted, appeared to me much more forcibly than the refutation itself; in a word, I soon became a thorough Deist.

It is a bad temper of mind that takes delight in opposition.

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it.

Life with Fools consists in Drinking; with the wise Man, living's Thinking.

Men and Melons are hard to know.

Dally not with other folk's spouses or money.

Beware the hobby that eats.