There have been no sects in the Christian world, however absurd, which have not endeavoured to support their opinions by arguments drawn from Scripture.

The most affluent may be stripped of all, and find his worldly comforts, like so many withered leaves, dropping from him.

Ten cooks' shops! ...and all within three minutes' driving! one would think that all the cooks in the world ...had said - Come, let us all go live at Paris: the French love good eating - they are all gourmands - we shall rank high.

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason.

We often think ourselves inconsistent creatures, when we are the furthest from it, and all the variety of shapes and contradictory appearances we put on, are in truth but so many different attempts to gratify the same governing appetite.

It is sweet to feel by what fine spun threads our affections are drawn together.

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.