Satire is the disease of art.
Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
Too elevated qualities often unfit a man for society. We do not go to market with ingots, but with silver and small change.
Anyone whose needs are small seems threatening to the rich, because he's always ready to escape their control.
There some trifles well habited, as there are some fools well clothed.
A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead.