There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful.

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform, and distinct

Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.

Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more are tools to them.

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay an author.

Pension: An allowance made to anyone without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.

No man hates him at whom he can laugh.