Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

In our corrupted state, common weaknesses and defects contribute more towards the reconciling us to one another than all the precepts of the philosophers and divines.

Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are seldom upon good Terms.

The best party is but a kind of conspiracy against the rest of the nation.

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.

Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.