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.

Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.

I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.

And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.

Whoever makes the fewest persons uneasy, is the best bred man in company.

Silks, velvets, calicoes, and the whole lexicon of female fopperies.

Who can deny that all men are violent lovers of the truth, when we see them so positive in their errors, which they will maintain out of their zeal for truth, although they contradict themselves every day of their lives.