Men are vile inconstant toads.

We are apt to consider Shakespeare only as a poet; but he was certainly one of the greatest moral philosophers that ever lived.

I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising.

Men are vile inconstant toads.

We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts.

General notions are generally wrong.

I am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.