Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
The happier the moment the shorter.
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.