A boy will learn more true wisdom in a public school in a year than by a private education in five. It is not from masters, but from their equals, that youth learn a knowledge of the world.

As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to falsehood.

For just experience tells, in every soil, That those that think must govern those that toil.

If you don't ask me questions, I can't give you an untrue answer.

Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.

To aim at excellence, our reputation, and friends, and all must be ventured; to aim at the average we run no risk and provide little service.

Is it that Nature, attentive to the preservation of mankind, increases our wishes to live, while she lessens our enjoyments, and as she robs the senses of every pleasure, equips imag-ination in the spoil?