I never knew any man cured of inattention.

Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age.

An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.

Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy.

She watches him as a cat would watch a mouse.

There is nothing in this world constant, but inconstancy.

There are certain common privileges of a writer, the benefit whereof, I hope, there will be no reason to doubt; particularly, that where I am not understood, it shall be concluded, that something very useful and profound is couched underneath; and again, that whatever word or sentence is printed in a different character, shall be judged to contain something extraordinary either or wit of sublime.