 Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water. |
| A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency. |
| Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art. |
| The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part. |
| When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome. |
| That which costs little is less valued. |
| One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this. Topics: Courage |
| Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches. |
| For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences. |
| Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. |
| Man appoints, and God disappoints. |
| Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. |
| One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves. |
| Thou hast seen nothing yet. |
| Every man is the son of his own works. |
| Fear has many eyes and can see things underground. |
| God bears with the wicked, but not forever. |
| That's the nature of women, not to love when we love them, and to love when we love them not. |
| A closed mouth catches no flies. |
| True valor lies between cowardice and rashness. |
