The mind of man is this world's true dimension; and knowledge is the measure of the mind.
Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter.
A very small offence may be a just cause for great resentment: it is often much less the particular instance which is obnoxious to us than the proof it carries with it of the general tenor and disposition of the mind from whence it sprung.
The world is an excellent judge in general, but a very bad one in particular.
Out of mind as soon as out of sight.
I have often thought that the nature of women was interior to that of men in general, but superior in particular.