 Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen. |
| The only certainty is that nothing is certain. |
| The best plan is to profit by the folly of others. |
| The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. |
| An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. |
| In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. |
| Truth comes out in wine. |
| Home is where the heart is. |
| No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments. |
| From the end spring new beginnings. |
| In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment. |
| The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. |
| There is always something new out of Africa. |
| It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. |
| Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work. |
| Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. |
