Let No Man Be Sorry He Has

The Raillery Which Is Consistent With Good-breeding Is A Gentle Animadversion Of Some Foible, Which, While It Raises The Laugh In The Rest Of The Company, Doth Not Put The Person Rallied Out Of Countenance, Or Expose Him To Shame Or Contempt. On The Contrary, The Jest Should Be So Delicate That The Object Of It Should Be Capable Of Joining In The Mirth It Occasions.

When I Mention Religion I Mean The Christian Religion; And Not Only The Christian Religion, But The Protestant Religion; And Not Only The Protestant Religion, But The Church Of England.

An Author Ought To Consider Himself, Not As A Gentleman Who Gives A Private Or Eleemosynary Treat, But Rather As One Who Keeps A Public Ordinary, At Which All Persons Are Welcome For Their Money.

Thy Modesty 's A Candle To Thy Merit.

To The Generality Of Men You Cannot Give A Stronger Hint For Them To Impose Upon You Than By Imposing Upon Yourself.