All men are fools, and with every effort they differ only in the degree.

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

Everything that poverty touches becomes frightful.

The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass.

The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.

Ignorance is always ready to admire itself. Procure yourself critical friends.

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.