Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool.

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

Metaphysics is the science of proving what we don't understand.

There is no limit to the vanity of this world. Each spoke in the wheel thinks the whole strength of the wheel depends upon it.

Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.

The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.

The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.