The belief of immortality is impressed upon all men, and all men act under an impression of it, however they may talk, and though, perhaps, they may be scarcely sensible of it.

Wisdom and virtue are by no means sufficient, without the supplemental laws of good-breeding, to secure freedom from degenerating into rudeness, or self esteem from swelling into insolence. A thousand incivilities may be committed, and a thousand offices neglected. without any remorse of conscience, or reproach from reason.

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Women can spin very well; but they cannot make a good book of cookery.

Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, roll darkly down the torrent of his fate.

Even those to whom Providence has allotted greater strength of understanding can expect only to improve a single science.

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.