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.

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

A proud bigot, who is vain enough to think that he can deceive even God by affected zeal, and throwing the veil of holiness over vices, damns all mankind by the word of his power.

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

Who lives content with little possesses everything.

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.