I hate all children of precocious talent.
In fact the whole passion ordinarily termed love (and heaven help me if I can think of any other term to apply to it) is of such exceeding triviality that I see nothing that I think comparable with it.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
Thrift is of great revenue.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.