As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.
A man may be sharper than another, but not than all others.
It is safer to do most men harm than to do them too much good.
Ridicule dishonours more than dishonour.
If it were not for poetry, few men would ever fall in love.