The great number of the Jews furnishes us with a sufficient cloud of witnesses that attest the truth of the Bible.

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

A great large book is a great evil.

Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn.

Sir Francis Bacon observed that a well-written book, compared with its rivals and antagonists, is like Moses' serpent, that immediately swallowed up and devoured those of the Egyptians.

I have often reflected within myself on this unaccountable humor in womankind of being smitten with everything that is showy and superficial, and on the numberless evils that befall the sex from this light fantastical disposition.

Blesses his stars and thinks it luxury.