Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but the natural effect, of a religious life.

The pride of woman, natural to her, never sleeps until modesty is gone.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

It is always to be understood that a lady takes all you detract from the rest of her sex to be a gift to her.

Two persons who have chosen each other out of all the species with a design to be each other's mutual comfort and entertainment have, in that action, bound themselves to be good-humored, affable, discreet, forgiving, patient, and joyful, with respect to each other's frailties and perfections, to the end of their lives.

Health and happiness give rise to each other.

The schoolboy counts the time till the return of the holidays; the minor longs to be of age; the lover is impatient till he is married.