A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.

In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.

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

Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.

Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.

None are rash when they are not seen by anybody.

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.