Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.

Whatever advantage we snatch beyond a certain portion allotted us by at nature, is like money spent before it is due, which, at the time of regular payment, will be missed and regretted.

Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.

Complaints are vain; we will try to. do better another time. To-morrow and to-morrow. A few designs and a few failures, and the time of designing is past.

In all political regulations, good cannot be complete, it can only be predominant.

Life, however short, is made still shorter by waste of time.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.