... truth ... carries authority with it; while falsehood and lies skulk under a load of words, without having the power of persuasion; the more they attempt to show themselves, the more they are entangled.

If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?

When we reckon without Providence, we must frequently reckon twice.

matrimony is a very dangerous disorder; I had rather drink.

There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

Religious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like to talk about themselves.