A fop takes great pains to hang out a sign, by his dress, of what he has within.

An acquaintance with the muses, in the education of youth, contributes not a little to soften manners. It gives a delicate turn to the imagination and a polish to the mind.

Chastity, like piety, is a uniform grace.

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

Air and manners are more expressive than words.

Nothing can be more wounding to a spirit not ungenerous, than a generous forgiveness.

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.