The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.

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.

What we want to tell, we wish our friend to have curiosity to hear.

All human excellence is but comparative — there are persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.

Chastity, like piety, is a uniform grace.

All that hoops are good for is to clean dirty shoes and keep fellows at a distance.

From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.