No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.

Considering the unforeseen events of this world, we should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair.

He in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him.

The hounds all join in glorious cry, / The huntsman winds his horn: / And a-hunting we will go.

We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.

A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World!

As it is the nature of a kite to devour little birds, so it is the nature of some minds to insult and tyrannize over little people; this being the means which they use to recompense themselves for their extreme servility and condescension to their superiors; for nothing can be more reasonable than that slaves and flatterers should exact the same taxes on all below them which they themselves pay to all above them.