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.

With poverty everything becomes frightful.

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

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.

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

It is in vain a daring author thinks of attaining to the heights of Parnassus if he does not feel the secret influence of heaven and if his natal star has not formed him to be a poet.

Greatest fools are the most often satisfied.