Very few men, properly speaking, live at present, but are providing to live another time.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.

In all assemblies, though you wedge them ever so close, we may observe this peculiar property, that over their heads there is room enough; but how to reach it is the difficult point. To this end the philosopher's way in all ages has been by erecting certain edifices in the air.

Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.

In all distresses of our friends We first consult our private ends; While Nature, kindly bent to ease us, Points out some circumstance to please us.

My horses understand me tolerably well; I converse with them at least four hours every day. They are strangers to bridle or saddle; they live in great amity with me, and friendship of each other.