Notwithstanding my experiments with electricity the thunderbolt continues to fall under our noses and beards; and as for the tyrant, there are a million of us still engaged at snatching away his sceptre.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
E'er you remark another's sin, bid your own conscience look within.
The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.
Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.
When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.