All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.

Care clings to wealth: the thirst for more Grows as our fortunes grow.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.

Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense, now and then, is pleasant.