“Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.”
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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.
Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.
