Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

Conscience: the only incorruptible thing about us.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.