Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on what is obscure.

Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his face?

God made not pleasures for the rich alone.

Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity.

Summer treads on heels of spring.