It is the admirer of himself, and not the admirer of virtue, that thinks himself superior to others.

Gout is not relieved by a fine shoe nor a hangnail by a costly ring nor migraine by a tiara.

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action.

Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.

Let a prince be guarded with soldiers, attended by councillors, and shut up in forts; yet if his thoughts disturb him, he is miserable.

Character is inured habit.