We may affirm of Mr. Buffon, that which has been said of the chemists of old; though he may have failed in attaining his principal aim, of establishing a theory, yet he has brought together such a multitude of facts relative to the history of the earth, and the nature of its fossil productions, that curiosity finds ample compensation, even while it feels the want of conviction.

Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view.

And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew.

The man recovered of the bite, The dog it was that died.

Prudery is ignorance.

Life at the greatest and best is but a froward child, that must be humored and coaxed a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.

Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie.