He who reforms, God assists.

Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same reason.

Thou hast seen nothing yet.

The wise hand does not all the tongue dictates.

Poesy is a beauteous damsel, chaste, honourable, discreet, witty, retired, and who keeps herself within the limits of propriety. She is a friend of solitude; fountains entertain her, meadows console her, woods free her from ennui, flowers delight her; in short, she gives pleasure and instruction to all with whom she communicates.

The most perceptive character in a play is the fool, because the man who wishes to seem simple cannot possibly be a simpleton.

True courage lies in the middle, between cowardice and recklessness.