Many have been ruined by buying good Pennyworths.
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.
To be thrown upon one's own resources, is to be cast in the very lap of fortune.
A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman, Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.