O this itch of the ear, that breaks out at the tongue! Were not curiosity so over-busy, detraction would soon be starved to death.

Man owes two solemn debts--one to society, and one to-nature. It is only when he pays the second that he covers the first.

Marriage is like wine. It is not be properly judged until the second glass.

We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price.

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that 'ancient institution' the old one.

Virtue is a beautiful thing in woman when they don't go about with it like a child with a drum making all sorts of noise with it.

O this itch of the ear, that breaks out at the tongue! Were not curiosity so over-busy, detraction would soon be starved to death.