To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
Love is one and the same in the original; but there are a thousand different copies of it.
One may outwit another, but not all the others.
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.