Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.

Grammar, which can govern even Kings.

I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn't show it to everybody.

Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate's affection.

There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.

There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.