"It is a maxim that a man who has made his fortune, may do what he pleases."

"For what the world calls virtue, is but a compound of vices."

"I am 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, roas…"

"Argument is the worst of all instruments for the discovery of truth."

"Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen."