We must kill them in war, just because they live beyond the river. If they lived on this side, we would be called murderers.

All the good maxims which are in the world fail when applied to one's self.

The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion.

The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog.

Beauty is a harmonious relation between something in our nature and the quality of the object which delights us.

Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.