Admiration and love are like being intoxicated with champagne; judgment and friendship are like being enlivened.

Of all the grief's that harass the distressed; sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.

All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.

It seems to be remarkable that death increases our veneration for the good, and extenuates our hatred for the bad.

Any of us would kill a cow rather than not have beef.

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood.