Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.

A college joke to cure the dumps.

There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve an interest.

All Pretences of foretelling by Astrology, are Deceits; for this manifest Reason, because the Wise and Learned, who can only judge whether there be any Truth in this Science, do all unanimously agree to laugh at and despise it; and none but the poor ignorant Vulgar give it any Credit.

Fine words! I wonder where you stole them.

Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out of the common road by the quickness of their imagination.

When dunces are satiric, I take it for a panegyric.