"The reason why so few marriages are happy, is, because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages."

"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."

"Eloquence, as well as the other fine arts, must be cultivated with care."

"He was a bold man that first ate an oyster."

"If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel."