The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.

Our skin is provided as adequately as theirs with endurance against the assaults of the weather: witness so many nations who have not yet tried the use of any clothes. Our ancient Gauls wore hardly any clothes; nor do the Irish, our neighbors, under so cold a sky.

We perceive no charms that are not sharpened, puffed out, and inflated by artifice. Those which glide along naturally and simply easily escape a sight so gross as ours.

We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

If I were a maker of books I should compile a register, with comments, of different deaths. He who should teach people to die, would teach them to live.

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them if they will not apply themselves to me.

I have seen people rude by being over-polite.