Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favour.

Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

What was said by the Latin poet of labor--that it conquers all things--is much more true when applied to impudence.

Prudence is a duty which we owe ourselves, and if we will be so much our own enemies as to neglect it, we are not to wonder if the world is deficient in discharging their duty to us; for when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others too often are apt to build upon it.

With the latitude of unbounded scurrility, it is easy enough to attain the character of a wit, especially when it is considered how wonderfully pleasant it is to the generality of the public to see the folly of their acquaintance exposed by a third person.

Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business. To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our queen shall be as drunk as we.