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.

Time flies and draws us with it. The moment in which I am speaking is already far from me.

Happy who in his verse can gently steer, From grave to light, from pleasant to severe.

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

Sometimes a fool makes a good suggestion.

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.

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