» Men argue, nature acts.
» Weakness on both sides is, the motto of all quarrels.
» In this country it's a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others.
» All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.
» It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
» All kinds are good except the kind that bores you.
» Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
» The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
» Shun idleness is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
» The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.