There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm.
There are heroes of wickedness, as there are of goodness.
The older a fool is, the worse he is.
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.
Propriety is the least of all laws, and the most observed.