A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy's eyes are open.

Considering the unforeseen events of this world, we should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason

A grave aspect to a grave character is of much more consequence than the world is generally aware of; a barber may make you laugh, but a surgeon ought rather to make you cry.

Wit, like hunger, will be with great difficulty restrained from falling on vice and ignorance, where there is great plenty and variety of food.

A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World!

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.