Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

An old man in a house is a good sign.

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.

I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.

All things are cheap to the saving, dear to the wasteful