He that is pushing his predecessors into the gulf of obscurity, cannot but sometimes suspect, that he must himself sink in like manner, and, as he stands upon the same precipice, be swept away with the same violence.

It is very common for us to desire most what we are least qualified to obtain.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Thought is always troublesome to him who lives without his own approbation.

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

That we must all die, we always knew, I wish I had sooner remembred it.