Exploding many things under the name of trifles is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous actions with regard to fame.

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals.

Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.

It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.

If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste.