“It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.”

“I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep”

“...as this is ordinarily the fate of young heads, so reflection upon the folly of it, is as ordinarily the exercise of more years, or of the dear-bought experience of time....”

“It put me upon reflecting how little repining there would be among mankind at any condition of life, if people would rather compare their condition with those that were worse, in order to be thankful, than be always comparing them with those which are better, to assist their murmurings and complaining.”

“If you have regard to your future happiness, any view of living comfortably with a husband, any hope of preserving your fortunes or restoring them after any disaster, never, ladies, marry a fool. Any husband rather than a fool. With some other husband you may be unhappy, but with a fool you will be miserable.”

“Tis very strange men should be so fond of being wickeder than they are.”

“Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.”