Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.

There seems to be no part of knowledge in fewer hands than that of discerning when to have done.

I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but I love Counsellor Such-a-one, and Judge Such-a-one: so with physicians - I will not speak of my own trade - soldiers, English, Scotch, French, and the rest. But principally I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth. This is the system upon which I have governed myself many years, but do not tell.

Polite Conversation Why, everyone one as they like; as the good woman said when she kissed her cow.

If a man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is, he keeps his at the same time.

Bread is the staff of life.

... the atheists, libertines, despisers of religion ... that is to say all those who usually pass under the name of Free-thinkers.