Nobody is exempt from saying stupid things, the harm is to do it presumptuously.

The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar.

There are few men who dare to publish to the world the prayers they make to Almighty God.

I speak the truth, not my fill of it, but as much as I dare speak; and I dare to do so a little more as I grow old.

After mature deliberation of counsel, the good Queen to establish a rule and immutable example unto all posterity, for the moderation and required modesty in a lawful marriage, ordained the number of six times a day as a lawful, necessary and competent limit.

Friendship is the highest degree of perfection in society.

Great authors, when they write about causes, adduce not only those they think are true but also those they do not believe in, provided they have some originality and beauty. They speak truly and usefully enough if they speak ingeniously.