He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.

What maintains one vice would bring up two children.

Joy doesn't exist in the world, it exists in us.

Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed in his body, name, or goods, for mere speculative opinions, or his external way of worship? Do you love truth for truth's sake; and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others.

Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.

When I see nothing annihilated, and not even a drop of water wasted, I cannot suspect the annihilation of souls Thus finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist; with all the inconveniences human life is liable to, I shall not object to a new edition of mine; hoping, however, that the errata of the last may be corrected.

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.