Rogues are prone to find things before they are lost.

There are some people as obtuse in recognizing an argument as they are in appreciating wit. You couldn't drive it into their heads with a hammer.

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.

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

Humor is the harmony of the heart.

Nothing is so beneficial to a young author as the advice of a man whose judgment stands constitutionally at the freezing-point.

Wishes, at least, are the easy pleasures of the poor.