Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.

God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.

A brand new mediocrity is thought more of than accustomed excellence.

Display startling novelty-rise afresh like the sun every day. Change too the scene on which you shine, so that you rloss may be felt in the old scenes of your triumph, while the novelty of your powers wins applause in the new.

The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger.

There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art.

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.