There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified and new prejudices to be opposed.

In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.

Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find anything to say.

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.