The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.

For can anything be sillier than to insist on carrying a burden one would continually much rather throw to the ground?

We admit, in geometry, not only infinite magnitudes, that is to say, magnitudes greater than any assignable magnitude, but infinite magnitudes infinitely greater, the one than the other. This astonishes our dimension of brains, which is only about six inches long, five broad, and six in depth, in the largest heads.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

A circumstance which has always appeared wonderful to me, is that such sublime discoveries should have been made by the sole assistance of a quadrant and a little arithmetic.