Wine maketh the band quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.

Man naturally yearns for novelty.

Our civilization depends largely on paper.

We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.

Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.

Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.

Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.