"It is a maxim very generally received, that a man of great wit has a very short memory."

"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, r…"

"The three grand enemies of human happiness are public envy, civil discord, and religious faction."

"Conversation is but carving; Carve for all, yourself is starving: Give no more to every Guest, Than he's able to digest; Give him always of the Prime; And but little at a Time. Carve to all but just e…"

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."