Vanity is a strange passion; rather than be out of a job it will brag of its vices.
Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.
Despatch is taking time by the ears; hurry is taking it by the end of the tail.
Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.
Men of genius are like eagles, they live on what they kill, while men of talents are like crows, they live on what has been killed for them.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.