Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.

What can that man fear who takes care to please a Being that is able to crush all his adversaries?

A virtuous mind in a fair body is indeed a fine picture in a good light, and therefore it is no wonder that it makes the beautiful sex all over charms.

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

If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.

It is wonderful to see persons of sense passing away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards.

We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull.