There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young.
A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time but they will be remembered and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion...
I like a good hater.
It is advantageous to an author that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck at one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground. To keep it up, it m...
What cannot be repaired is not to be regretted.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.
You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, w...
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
All theory is against freedom of the will all experience for it.
That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticism will be readily allowed; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry is...
There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as...
Despair is criminal.
Sir a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well: but you are surprised to find it done at all.
In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.
Marriages would in general be as happy and often more so if they were all made by the Lord Chancellor.
It is the just doom of laziness and a gluttony to be inactive without ease and drowsy without tranquillity.
In all pleasure hope is a considerable part.