He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party man.

Stubbornness is the strength of the weak.

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

The man who loves with his whole heart truth will love still more he who suffers for truth.

Thinkers are scarce as gold; but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, and who pursues it uninterruptedly and fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.

In the society of ladies, want of sense is not so unpardonable as want of manners.

It is possible that a wise and good man may be prevailed on to game; but it is impossi∣ble that a professed gamester should be a wise and good man.