Bachelor's fare: bread and cheese, and kisses.

What we call the Irish Brogue is no sooner discovered, than it makes the deliverer, in the last degree, ridiculous and despised; and, from such a mouth, an Englishman expects nothing but bulls, blunders, and follies.

An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.

When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.

Under the rose, since here are none but friends, To own the truth we have some private ends.

I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.