There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.

Prudence keeps life safe but does not often make it happy.

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

An old friend never can be found and nature has provided that he cannot easily be lost.

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.