Superstition moulds nature into an arbitrary semblance of the supernatural, and then bows down to the work of its own hands.
Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.
Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.
One dupe is as impossible as one twin.
Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist.
Every man's follies are the caricature resemblances of his wisdom.