He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.

We never think of the main business of life till a vain repentance minds us of it at the wrong end.

There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.

Of all injustice, that is the greatest which goes under the name of law, and of all sorts of tyranny the forcing of the letter of the law against the equity, is the most insupportable.

Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there's no more future left for them.

There are braying men in the world, as well as braying asses; for what is loud and senseless talking any other than away of braying?