The masses procure their opinions ready made in open market.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it: the pains of power are real, its pleasures imaginary.

Butler compared the tongues of these eternal talkers to race-horses, which go the faster the less weight they carry.

It has been well observed that the tongue discovers the state of the mind no less than that of the body; but in either case, before the philosopher or the physician can judge, the patient must open his mouth.

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.

There are two things which ought to teach us to think but meanly of human glory; the very best have had their calumniators, the very worst their panegyrists.

It is an easy and vulgar thing to please the mob, and no very arduous task to astonish them.