The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.
Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.
The superfluous, a very necessary thing.
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.