If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.

Sir Richard Steele has observed, that there is this difference between the Church of Rome and the Church of England: the one professes to be infallible, the other to be never in the wrong.

There are both dull correctness and piquant carelessness; it is needless to say which will command the most readers and have the most influence.

To admit that there is any such thing as chance, in the common acceptation of the term, would be to attempt to establish a power independent of God.

There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them.

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...

Women that are the least bashful are often the most modest.