The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts.

In all cases of slander currency, whenever the forger of the lie is not to be found, the injured parties should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.

He is the very pineapple of politeness.

Wit loses its point when dipped in malice.

Men seldom think deeply on subjects in which they have no choice of opinion: they are fearful of encountering obstacles to their faith--as in religion--and so are content with the surface.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge.

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.