When any one person or body of men seize into their hands the power in the last resort, there is properly no longer a government, but what Aristotle and his followers call the abuse and corruption of one.

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.

An English tongue, if refined to a certain standard, might perhaps be fixed forever.

I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but I love Counsellor Such-a-one, and Judge Such-a-one: so with physicians - I will not speak of my own trade - soldiers, English, Scotch, French, and the rest. But principally I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth. This is the system upon which I have governed myself many years, but do not tell.

May you live all the days of your life.

The reason why so few marriages are happy is because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages.

It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.