No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.

A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.

Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas; And more true joy Marcellus exil'd feels Than Cæsar with a senate at his heels. In parts superior what advantage lies? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise? 'T is but to know how little can be known; To see all others' faults, and feel our own.

From the moment one sets up for an author, one must be treated as ceremoniously, that is as unfaithfully, "as a king's favorite or a king.

He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.

To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.