The English (it Must Be Owned) Are

There Is Nothing More To Be Esteemed Than A Manly Firmness And Decision Of Character.

I Have Known Persons Without A Friend--never Any One Without Some Virtue. The Virtues Of The Former Conspired With Their Vices To Make The Whole World Their Enemies.

Diffidence And Awkwardness Are Antidotes To Love.

The World Loves To Be Amused By Hollow Professions, To Be Deceived By Flattering Appearances, To Live In A State Of Hallucination; And Can Forgive Everything But The Plain, Downright, Simple, Honest Truth.

The Garb Of Religion Is The Best Cloak For Power.