Fame And Tranquility Can Never Be Bedfellows.

Our Truth Of Nowadays Is Not What Is, But What Others Can Be Convinced Of; Just As We Call "money" Not Only That Which Is Legal, But Also Any Counterfeit That Will Pass.

Petty Vexations May At Times Be Petty, But Still They Are Vexations. The Smallest And Most Inconsiderable Annoyances Are The Most Piercing. As Small Letters Weary The Eye Most, So The Smallest Affairs Disturb Us Most.

Whatever Can Be Done Another Day Can Be Done Today.

There Is Perhaps No More Obvious Vanity Than To Write Of It So Vainly.

Wisdom Has Its Excesses, And Has No Less Need Of Moderation Than Folly.