Every man knows the smell of his own fart.

Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.

Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.

A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

The inner nature of man is the province of Music.