"I could wish that some of our young divines would not think it beneath them to consult the most celebrated plays and romances, as well as the most approved poets and orators."

"I have always held the principle that a nation should be governed by laws, and not by the caprice of a monarch."

"There are few things more to be lamented than that a man who has got an estate, makes not a better use of it for the good of his family, and to the advantage of the public."

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

"As for yourself, whom I have the honour to know, you are a person of distinction, and would have been an ornament to any court in Europe."