To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.

We lose all that time which we might employ better.

The English people think they are free; they are greatly deceived; they are free only during the election of members of Parliament.

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like.

Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because you cannot know that they are telling you their true thoughts.

That which renders life burdensome to us generally arises from the abuse of it.