In Plato's opinion, man was made for philosophy; in Bacon's opinion, philosophy was made for man.

The conformation of his mind was such that whatever was little seemed to him great, and whatever was great seemed to him little.

Our estimate of a character always depends much on the manner in which that character affects our own interests and passions.

So true it is, that nature has caprices which art cannot imitate.

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit.

We must judge a government by its general tendencies and not by its happy accidents.

The Saviour of mankind Himself, in whose blameless life malice could find no act to impeach, has been called in question for words spoken.