A vain man can never be utterly ruthless: he wants to win applause and therefore he accommodates himself to others

Our earthly ball a peopled garden.

We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens.

Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.

Generally speaking, an author's style is a faithful copy of his mind. If you would write a lucid style, let there first be light in your own mind; and if you would write a grand style, you ought to have a grand character.

Do you want to live happily? Travel with two bags, one for giving, the other for receiving.

A king there was once reigning, Who had a goodly flea, Him loved he without feigning, As his own son were he!