I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.

A chuck under the chin is worth two kisses.

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.

I love white Portugal wine better than claret, champagne, or burgundy. I have a sad vulgar appetite.

When a man of genius appears in the world, it is immediately recognized by the fact that all the blockheads join forces against him.

The translators of the Bible were masters of an English style much fitter for that work than any we see in our present writings; the which is owing to the simplicity that runs through the whole.

Do you think I was born in a wood to be afraid of an owl?