In all pleasures hope is a considerable part.

People may be taken in once, who imagine that an author is greater in private life than other men.

I am always for getting a boy forward in his learning, for that is sure good. I would let him at first read any English book which happens to engage his attention; because you have done a great deal when you have brought him to have entertainment from a book. He'll get better books afterwards.

The great source of pleasure is variety.

Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.

A man is not obliged honestly to answer a question which should not properly be put.

Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost must always end in pain.