Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.
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.
Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.
Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.
Metaphysics is the science of proving what we don't understand.
Vanity is a strange passion; rather than be out of a job it will brag of its vices.