The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
Let every man shovel out his own snow and the whole city will be passable.
Every man finds a sanction for his simplest claims and deeds, in decisions of his own mind, which he calls Truth and Holiness.
Each man reserves to himself alone the right of being tedious.
Friendship buys friendship.
We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream.