Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.
Nothing is so tiresome to one's self, as well as so odious to others, as disguise and affectation.
No nation was ever ruined by trade.
Squeamish stomachs cannot eat without pickles.
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
Mankind are dastardly when they meet with opposition.