I am a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has, for twenty years, diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle has scarcely time to cool; who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnight, and, with tea, welcomes the morning.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing - it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.

Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.

Gratitude is a species of justice.

What we read with inclination makes a much stronger impression. If we read without inclination, half the mind is employed in fixing the attention; so there is but one half to be employed on what we read.

People in general do not willingly read if they have anything else to amuse them.

Surely, it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect, than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves, and will be no better next year.