No one has ever succeeded in keeping nations at war except by lies.

The best pastimes for a true enjoyer of leisure who has to stay at home . . .: reading by the fireside. . . . Listening to music.

He is free knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide.

Your conscience is no defense against you sins; however, it can unfortunately deny you the pleasure of enjoying them.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.

Circumstances are the seeds of literature.

Sermons seldom convert sinners; they sometimes goad them into more sin.