The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

The pen is the tongue of the soul; as are the thoughts engendered there, so will be the things written.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Let the worst come to the worst.

Blessed be he who invented sleep, a cloak that covers all a man's thoughts.

From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.