I Never Met A Man Who Thought

If These Essays Were Worthy Of Being Judged, It Might Fall Out, In My Opinion, That They Would Not Find Much Favour, Either With Common And Vulgar Minds, Or With Uncommon And Eminent Ones: The Former Would Not Find Enough In Them, The Latter Would Find Too Much; They Might Manage To Live Somewhere In The Middle Region.

I Love A Gay And Sociable Wisdom, And Shun Harshness And Austerity In Behaviour, Holding Every Surly Countenance Suspect.

I Find That The Best Virtue I Have Has In It Some Tincture Of Vice.

Man Is Forming Thousands Of Ridiculous Relations Between Himself And God.

Decency, Not To Dare To Do That In Public Which It Is Decent Enough To Do In Private.