If faces were not alike, we could not distinguish men from beasts; if they were not different, we could not tell one man from another.

We judge a horse not only by its pace on a racecourse, but also by its walk, nay, when resting in its stable.

We must reserve a back shop all our own entirely free, in which to establish our real liberty and our principal retreat and solitude.

Sometimes it is a good choice not to choose at all.

One open way of speaking introduces another open way of speaking, and draws out discoveries, like wine and love.

There is a certain amount of purpose, acquiescence, and satisfaction in nursing one's melancholy.

Such as are in immediate fear of a losing their estates, of banishment, or of slavery, live in perpetual anguish, and lose all appetite and repose; whereas such as are actually poor, slaves, or exiles, ofttimes live as merrily as other folk.