It is incident to physicians, I am afraid, beyond all other men, to mistake subsequence for consequence.
Celestial wisdom calms the mind.
Never believe extraordinary characters which you hear of people. Depend upon it, they are exaggerated. You do not see one man shoot a great deal higher than another.
The booksellers are generous liberal-minded men.
All history was at first oral.
Combinations of wickedness would overwhelm the world, by the advantage which licentious principles afford, did not those who have long practised perfidy grow faithless to each other.