Angry men make themselves beds of nettles.

Over-niceness may be under-niceness.

By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep; nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her.

When we reflect upon the cruelties daily practised upon such of the animal creation as are given us for food, or which we ensnarefor our diversion, we shall be obliged to own that there is more of the savage in human nature than we are aware of.

Chastity, like piety, is a uniform grace.

Beauty is an accidental and transient good.

Air and manners are more expressive than words.