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 greatest fools are oft the most satisfied.

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.

But satire, ever moral, ever new, Delights the reader and instructs him, too. She, if good sense refine her sterling page, Oft shakes some rooted folly of the age.

No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

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.