A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

Distance of Time and Place do really cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking Leave of our Friends resembles taking Leave of the World, concerning which it hath been often said, that it is not Death but Dying which is terrible.

It is a good maxim to trust a person entirely or not at all.

It is admirably remarked, by a most excellent writer, that zeal can no more hurry a man to act in direct opposition to itself than a rapid stream can carry a boat against its own current.

Setting down in writing, is a lasting memory.

Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.