Fortune, to show us her power in all things, and to abate our presumption, seeing she could not make fools wise, has made them fortunate.

People of our time are so formed for agitation and ostentation that goodness, moderation, equability, constancy, and such quiet and obscure qualities are no longer felt.

I love a gay and sociable wisdom, and shun harshness and austerity in behaviour, holding every surly countenance suspect.

Our zeal works wonders, whenever it supports our inclination toward hatred, cruelty, ambition.

One should be ever booted and spurred and ready to depart.

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.

Nature should have been pleased to have made this age miserable, without making it also ridiculous.