He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.
Exploding many things under the name of trifles is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous actions with regard to fame.
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.
My father had a small Estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the Third of five Sons.
In oratory the greatest art is to hide art.
It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.