The dog is the god of frolic.

God's glory is His goodness.

Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of some men are but a preface to blood-sucking.

A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to make a man?

Learning, to be of much use, must have a tendency to spread itself among the common people.

That which distinguishes man from the brute is his power, in dealing with Nature, to milk her laws, and make them give forth their bounty.

When men enter into the state of marriage, they stand nearest to God.