Look-ye, 'tis my Opinion, ev'ry Man cheats in his Way. And he is only honest, who is not discover'd.

Tis better never to be named than to be ill spoken of.

Resolve to be merry though the ship were sinking.

A Man that wants Money thinks none can be unhappy that has it.

All policies allowed in war and love.

Want is the mistress of invention

Lying is a thriving vocation.

And lash the vice and follies of the age.

Nobody can boast of Honesty till they are try'd.

Tis the defect of age to rail at the pleasures of youth.

I always lov'd Precaution, and took care to avoid Dangers. But when a thing was past, I ever had Philosophy to be easie.

Work usually follows will.

To leap over the wall of self, to look through another’s eyes--this is valuable experience, which literature offers.

I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

I can honestly say that retiring will put years on his career.

Hope is a thing with feathers

Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.

Be Impeccable with Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean.

The act of creation can be an extreme violent experience.