When a man of genius appears in the world, it is immediately recognized by the fact that all the blockheads join forces against him.

I never knew any man cured of inattention.

Once kick the world, and the world and you will live together at a reasonably good understanding.

Real vision is the ability to see the invisible.

And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.

Ale is meat, drink and cloth; it will make a cat speak and a wise man dumb.

One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.