A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.

A man of moderate Understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good Understanding, thinks he writes reasonably.

Man makes up his mind he will preach, and he preaches.

The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned.

A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others.

Life is a kind of sleep: old men sleep longest, nor begin to wake but when they are to die.

Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste.