Begin nothing without considering what the end may be.
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.
We should ask, not who is the most learned, but who is the best learned.
Strictly speaking, there is but one real evil: I mean acute pain. All other complaints are so considerably diminished by time that it is plain the grief is owing to our passion, since the sensation of it vanishes when that is over.
Men are vile inconstant toads.
Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked.