I am persuaded ... that both man and woman bear pain or sorrow, (and, for aught I know, pleasure too) best in a horizontal position.

Great is the power of Eloquence; but never is it so great as when it pleads along with nature, and the culprit is a child strayed from his duty, and returned to it again with tears.

When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of pains.

Surely, 'tis one step towards acting well, to think worthily of our nature; and as in common life, the way to make a man honest, is, to suppose him soso here, to set some value upon ourselves, enables us to support the characterof generosity and virtue.

A man who values a good night's rest will not lie down with enmity in his heart, if he can help it.

The best hearts are ever the bravest.

Writings may be compared to wine. Sense is the strength, but wit the flavor.