No man tells his opinion so freely as when he imagines it received with implicit veneration.
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
The seeds of knowledge may be planted in solitude, but must be cultivated in public.
There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.