Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen.
Writing does not cause misery. It is born of misery.
It's not victory if it doesn't end the war.
Pride dwells in the thought; the tongue can have but a very little share in it.
Truth and reason are common to everyone, and are no more his who spake them first than his who speaks them after.
When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her in the act.