The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.

It is known that the taste--whatever it is--is improved exactly as we improve our judgment, by extending our knowledge, by a steady attention to our object, and by frequent exercise.

All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows.

Oppression makes wise men mad; but the distemper is still the madness of the wise, which is better than the sobriety of fools.

Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.