He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public; he that hisses in malice or sport, is an oppressor and a robber.

Rash oaths, whether kept or broken, frequently produce guilt.

It is the just doom of laziness and gluttony to be inactive without ease and drowsy without tranquility.

If we require more perfection from women than from ourselves, it is doing them honor.

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either.

The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.