Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.
All that I've learned, I've forgotten. The little that I still know, I've guessed.
A woman is like your shadow; follow her, she flies; fly from her, she follows.
Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.
It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.