"And that this boasted lord of nature Is both a weak and erring creature."

"Undoubtedly, philosophers are in the right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison."

"The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter and a torrent of words."

"Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old."

"Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few."