There never yet was a mother who taught her child to be an infidel.

There is gravity in wisdom, but no particular wisdom in gravity.

The best condition in life is to be not so rich as to be envied nor so poor as to be damned.

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else.

A witty writer is like a porcupine; his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe.

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.

A WISE MAN never enjoys himself so much, or a FOOL so little, as when he is alone.