There are male as well as female gossips.

The greatest miracle that the Almighty could perform would be to make a bad man happy, even in heaven; he must unparadise that blessed place to accomplish it. In its primary signification, all vice--that is, all excess--brings its own punishment even here.

If Satan ever laughs, it must be at hypocrites; they are the greatest dupes he has.

Dreams ought to produce no conviction whatever on philosophical minds. If we consider how many dreams are dreamt every night, and how many events occur every day, we shall no longer wonder at those accidental coincidences which ignorance mistakes for verifications.

Knavery is supple, and can bend, but honesty is firm and upright and yields not.

Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.

With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose; for good books are as scarce as good companions...