Men of reason have endured;men of passion have lived.
Change, change,--we all covet change.
Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.
Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.
There some trifles well habited, as there are some fools well clothed.
It's a question of prudence. Nobody has a high opinion of fishwives but who would dare offend them while walking through the fish market.