Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

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

Incivility is not a Vice of the Soul, but the effect of several Vices; of Vanity, Ignorance of Duty, Laziness, Stupidity, Distraction, Contempt of others, and Jealousy.

If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.

A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all.