Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature. No one can be put out of his estate and subjected to the political view of another, without his consent.

For as men in battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this world, are ever within the reach of Temptation.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.

A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.

They have a right to censure that have a heart to help.

There is a truth and beauty in rhetoric; but it oftener serves ill turns than good ones.