“The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.”

A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.

We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a mixture of good and evil in the same character, that it may require a very accurate judgment and a very elaborate inquiry to determine on which side the balance turns.

A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.

It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.

It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.

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

Wicked companions invite us to hell.

To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.

Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.

O innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.

Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.

Trump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.

My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.

If, for example, all the codons are triplets, then in addition to the correct reading of the message, there are two incorrect readings which we shall obtain if we do not start the grouping into sets of three at the right place.

Provided one has the correct level of vitamin, mineral and nutritional input, the body can overcome disease.

Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired

Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.

The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn’t take action.

When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.