I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am

A Sceptick therefore, who because he finds that Truths are not universally received, doubts of their existence, is just as foolish as a man who should try large shoes upon little feet, and little shoes upon large feet, and finding that they did not f

I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of this fragrant leaf than did Johnson.

A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.

I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.