Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Those who are fear'd, are hated.

Prodigality of Time produces Poverty of Mind as well as of Estate.

Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.

The electrical matter consists of particles extremely subtile, since it can permeate common matter, even the densest metals, with such ease and freedom as not to receive any perceptible resistance.

If you ride a horse, sit close and tight, if you ride a man, sit easy and light.

He [the Rev. Mr. Whitefield] used, indeed, sometimes to pray for my conversion, but never had the satisfaction of believing that his prayers were heard.