Judge a man's character by what he finds ridiculous.

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own advantage in all that happens to them.

Seldom in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want.

There is repetition everywhere, and nothing is found only once in the world.

To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.

Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion

Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour.