"A certain proof that men ever did, and ever will derive their religion from other sources than this species of reasoning."

"The greatest crime is to be poor."

"The elegant part of mankind, who are not addicted to the severer sciences, may here find entertainment, and perhaps instruction."

"The savage tribes of America, Africa, and Asia are all idolaters. Not a single exception to this rule. Insomuch, that, were a traveller to transport himself into any unknown region; if he found inhabi…"

"The passions are the only causes of action, and reason is and ought only to be the slave of the passions."