It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.

The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.

Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.