The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

We have an intuitive sense of our duty.

Apollo was held the god of physic and sender of disease. Both were originally the same trade, and still continue.

I will venture to affirm, that the three seasons wherein our corn has miscarried did no more contribute to our present misery, than one spoonful of water thrown upon a rat already drowned would contribute to his death; and that the present plentiful harvest, although it should be followed by a dozen ensuing, would no more restore us, than it would the rat aforesaid to put him near the fire, which might indeed warm his fur-coat, but never bring him back to life.

Simplicity, without which no human performance can arrive at perfection.

Big-endians and small-endians.

Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.