T is as cheap sitting as standing.

Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble at a straw.

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

I never knew any man cured of inattention.

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

No man will take counsel, but every man will take money. Therefore, money is better than counsel.

Exploding many things under the name of trifles is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous actions with regard to fame.