It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts disordered by a tedious visit.

A plodding diligence brings us sooner to our journey's end than a fluttering way of advancing by starts.

There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.

The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.

Some natures are so sour and ungrateful that they are never to be obliged.

Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils.