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

The peculiar doctrine of Christianity is that of a universal sacrifice and perpetual propitiation.

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.

Every man speaks and writes with intent to be understood; and it can seldom happen but he that understands himself might convey his notions to another, if, content to be understood, he did not seek to be admired.

The charm of London is that you are never glad or sorry for ten minutes together; in the country you are one or the other for weeks.

I believe it will be found that those who marry late are best pleased with their children; and those who marry early, with their partners.