"I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the public good of my country, by advan…"

"The reason why so few marriages are happy, is, because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages."

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

"Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well deceived."

"The more years increase, the more does my hatred of human nature increase."