He that has too much to do will do something wrong.

The hapless wit has his labors always to begin, the call for novelty is never satisfied, and one jest only raises expectation of another.

Whoever desires, for his writings or himself, what none can reasonably contemn, the favour of mankind, must add grace to strength, and make his thoughts agreeable as well as useful. Many complain of neglect who never tried to attract regard.

All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Nothing is more idle than to inquire after happiness, which nature has kindly placed within our reach.

About things on which the public thinks long it commonly attains to think right.