We should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.
An occasional insurrection will not weigh against the inconveniences of a government of force, such as are monarchies and aristocracies.
What is it men cannot be made to believe!
Of all exercises, walking is the best.
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.
Should [reformers] attempt more than the established habits of the people are ripe for, they may lose all and retard indefinitely the ultimate object of their aim.