He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.
Speaking is half his that speaks, and half his that hears.
This idea is more surely understood by interrogation; WHAT DO I KNOW? which I bear as my motto with the emblem of a pair of scales.
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
Our religion is made to eradicate vices, instead it encourages them, covers them, and nurtures them.
When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.