A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

Lectures were once useful; but now when all can read, and books are so numerous, lectures are unnecessary.

As to precedents, to be sure they will increase in course of time; but the more precedents there are, the less occasion is there for law; that is to say, the less occasion is there for investigating principles.

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again.

We must consider how very little history there is--I mean real, authentic history. That certain kings reigned and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the coloring, all the philosophy, of history is conjecture.

Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see.