Had I a heart for falsehood framed, I ne'er could injure you.

Give them a corrupt House of Lords, give them a venal House of Commons, give they a tyrannical Prince, give them a truckling court, and let me have but an unfettered press. I will defy them to encroach a hair's breadth upon the liberties of England.

When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky, not a movement of the elements, not an aspiration of the breeze, but hints some cause for a lover's apprehension.

Those that vow the most are the least sincere.

A readiness to resent injuries is a virtue only in those who are slow to injure.

A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justice, judge or vicar.

'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.