People wish their enemies dead - but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!

A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly.

Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.

People wish their enemies dead - but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind.

We should ask, not who is the most learned, but who is the best learned.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet.