Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.
The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.
There's scarce a point whereon mankind agree - So well as in their boast of killing me; I boast of nothing, but when I've a mind - I think I can be even with mankind
We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions.