Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

Curiosity, like all other desires, produces pain as well as pleasure.

The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.

"Uisce Beatha" is a compounded distilled spirit being drawn on aromatics, and the Irish sort is particularly distinguished for its pleasant and mild flavour.

I know not, Madam, that you have a right, upon moral principles, to make your readers suffer so much.

Courtesy and good-humour are often found with little real worth.

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.