In two opposite opinions, if one be perfectly reasonable, the other can't be perfectly right.

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.

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

Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.

There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. Fontenelle says he would undertake to persuade the whole public of readers to believe that the sun was neither the cause of light or heat, if he could only get six philosophers on his side.

We are all sure of two things, at least; we shall suffer and we shall all die.