It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a government without a king.

By common consent, gray hairs are a crown of glory: the only object of respect that can never excite envy.

The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chain; for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break.

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire.