An English tongue, if refined to a certain standard, might perhaps be fixed forever.
The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it.
A fig for your bill of fare; show me your bill of company.
May you live all the days of your life.
Who can deny that all men are violent lovers of the truth, when we see them so positive in their errors, which they will maintain out of their zeal for truth, although they contradict themselves every day of their lives.
A pleasant companion is as good as a coach.