The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends

I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish.

Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it?

Life is a kind of Chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events.

I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity.

A fat kitchin, a lean Will.

The good or ill hap of a good or ill life, is the good or ill choice of a good or ill wife.