Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

Satire, being levelled at all, is never resented for an offence by any.

It is remarkable with what Christian fortitude and resignation we can bear the suffering of other folks.

The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.

It is likewise to be observed that this society hath a peculiar chant and jargon of their own, that no other mortal can understand, and wherein all their laws are written, which they take special care to multiply.

Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse will oft debate Before he tries a five barred gate. A dog by instinct turns aside Who sees the ditch too deep and wide, But man we find the only creature Who, led by folly, combats nature; Who, when she loudly cries-Forbear! With obstinacy fixes there; And where the genius least inclines, Absurdly bends his whole designs.

Usually speaking, the worst-bred person in company is a young traveller just returned from abroad.