Nobody can be taught faster than he can learn.

Consider what importance to society the chastity of women is. Upon that all the property in the world depends. We hang a thief for stealing a sheep; but the unchastity of a woman transfers sheep and farm and all from the right owner.

The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it.

Much mischief is done in the world with very little interest or design.

Every cold empirick, when his heart is expanded by a successful experiment, swells into a theorist.

Many falsehoods are passing into uncontradicted history.

A ship is worse than a gaol. There is, in a gaol, better air, better company, better conveniency of every kind; and a ship has the additional disadvantage of of being in danger.