Take here the grand secret; if not of pleasing all, yet of displeasing none, and court mediocrity, avoid originality, and sacrifice to fashion.
Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
He submits himself to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.