I was not born for courts and great affairs,
but I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers."

"Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below."

"I am His Highness' dog at Kew;
Pray tell me sir, whose dog are you?"

"Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore;
Full well they merit all they feel, and more:
Unaw'd by precepts, human or divine,
Like birds and beasts, promiscuously they join."

"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."