A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.

Gravity is the best cloak for sin in all countries.

The dignity of history.

Great vices are the proper objects of our detestation, smaller faults of our pity, but affectation appears to be the only true source of the ridiculous.

Handsome is that handsome does.

There are those who never reason on what they should do, but what they have done; as if Reason had her eyes behind, and could only see backwards.

When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.