All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon
Common sense is not so common.
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing.
What can we say with certainty?
Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.
Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.