My Mind Was, As It Were, Strongly

After We Came Out Of The Church, We Stood Talking For Some Time Together Of Bishop Berkeley's Ingenious Sophistry To Prove The Non-existence Of Matter, And That Every Thing In The Universe Is Merely Ideal. I Observed, That Though We Are Satisfied His Doctrine Is Not True, It Is Impossible To Refute It. I Never Shall Forget The Alacrity With Which Johnson Answered, Striking His Foot With Mighty Force Against A Large Stone, Till He Rebounded From It, "i Refute It Thus."

If Venereal Delight And The Power Of Propagating The Species Were Permitted Only To The Virtuous, It Would Make The World Very Good.

I Argued That The Chastity Of Women Was Of Much More Consequence Than That Of Men, As The Property And Rights Of Families Depend Upon It.

All Censure Of A Man's Self Is Oblique Praise.

One Must Be Strict Even In Little Things.