Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
Rhetoric in serious discourses is like the flowers in corn; pleasing to those who come only for amusement, but prejudicial to him who would reap profit from it.
You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
The two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
The most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study.