What a vile and abject thing is man if he do not raise himself above humanity.

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.

Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.

Happy he whoe'er, content with the common lot, with safe breeze hugs the shore, and, fearing to trust his skiff to the wider sea, with unambitious oar keeps close to the land.

A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.

One hand washes the other.

There are more people abusive to others than lie open to abuse themselves; but the humor goes round, and he that laughs at me today will have somebody to laugh at him tomorrow.