Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it.

The greatest grossness sometimes accompanies the greatest refinement, as a natural relief.

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.