I do not see, Sir, that it is reasonable for a man to be angry at another, whom a woman has preferred to him; but angry he is, no doubt; and he is loath to be angry at himself.

All theory is against free will; all experience is for it.

Where necessity ends, desire and curiosity begin; and no sooner are we supplied with everything nature can demand than we sit down to contrive artificial appetites.

A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth.

Political liberty is only good insofar as it produces private liberty.

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.

Languages are the pedigree of nations.