In like manner, the disbelief of a Divine Providence renders a man uncapable of holding any public station; for, since kings avow themselves to be the deputies of Providence.

Possession, they say, is eleven points of the law.

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.

Great abilities, when employed as God directs, do but make the owners of them greater and more painful servants to their neighbors.

Perverseness is your whole defence.

You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into.

Books, the children of the brain.