Criticism, though dignified from the earliest ages by the labours of men eminent for knowledge and sagacity, has not yet attained the certainty and stability of science.

Quack: A boastful pretender to arts which he does not understand. A vain boastful pretender to physick; An artful, tricking practitioner in physick.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful.

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning.

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.

The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.