Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.

Now two punctilious envoys, Thine and Mine, Embroil the earth about a fancied line; And, dwelling much on right and much on wrong, Prove how the right is chiefly with the strong.

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.

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

Of all the creatures that creep, swim, or fly, Peopling the earth, the waters, and the sky, From Rome to Iceland, Paris to Japan, I really think the greatest fool is man.

With poverty everything becomes frightful.

Gold lends a touch of beauty even to the ugly.