'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

Human mind is the most unreliable thing in the universe. So control it.

I have only men like you n novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies.

Every big prize demands a hefty price.

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.

Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.

You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.

Yet we didn't fix anything. Our roads are bad, our bridges are bad, our tunnels are bad, our schools are bad, our hospitals are bad.

There may come a time in the career of every sociologist when it is his solemn duty to raise hell.

Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes

The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible.