He who is as faithful to his principles as he is to himself is the true partisan.

To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.

A certain excess of animal spirits with thoughtless good-humor will often make more enemies than the most deliberate spite and ill-nature, which is on its guard, and strikes with caution and safety.

To expect an author to talk as he writes is ridiculous; or even if he did you would find fault with him as a pedant.

Persons who undertake to pry into, or cleanse out all the filth of a common sewer, either cannot have very nice noses, or will soon lose them.

Avarice is the miser's dream, as fame is the poet's.

Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a god-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. There is a secret pride in every human heart than revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.