A hundred more escape
us than ever come to our knowledge
A man must have courage
to fear
A man never speaks of
himself without loss
A man’s accusations
of himself are always believed
Agitation has usurped
the place of reason
All judgments in gross
are weak and imperfect
Any argument if it
be carried on with method
Apprenticeships that
are to be served beforehand
Arrogant ignorance
Avoid all magnificences
that will in a short time be forgotten
Being as impatient of
commanding as of being commanded
Defer my revenge to
another and better time
Desires, that still
increase as they are fulfilled
Detest in others the
defects which are more manifest in us
Disdainful, contemplative,
serious and grave as the ass
Do not, nevertheless,
always believe myself
Events are a very poor
testimony of our worth and parts.
Every abridgment of
a good book is a foolish abridgment
Fault not to discern
how far a man’s worth extends
Folly and absurdity
are not to be cured by bare admonition
Folly satisfied with
itself than any reason can reasonably be
Folly than to be moved
and angry at the follies of the world
Give us history, more
as they receive it than as they believe it
I every day hear fools
say things that are not foolish
I hail and caress truth
in what quarter soever I find it
I hate all sorts of
tyranny, both in word and deed
I love stout expressions
amongst gentle men
I was too frightened
to be ill
If it be the writer’s
wit or borrowed from some other
Ignorance does not offend
me, but the foppery of it.
It is not a book to
read, ’tis a book to study and learn
“It was what I
was about to say; it was just my idea,”
Judge by justice, and
choose men by reason
Knock you down with
the authority of their experience
Learning improves fortunes
enough, but not minds
Liberality at the expense
of others
Malice must be employed
to correct this arrogant ignorance
Man must have a care
not to do his master so great service
Mix railing, indiscretion,
and fury in his disputations
Most men are rich in
borrowed sufficiency
My humour is unfit either
to speak or write for beginners
My reason is not obliged
to bow and bend; my knees are
Never oppose them either
by word or sign, how false or absurd
New World: sold
it opinions and our arts at a very dear rate
Obstinancy and heat
in argument are the surest proofs of folly
One must first know
what is his own and what is not
Our knowledge, which
is a wretched foundation
Passion has already
confounded his judgment
Pinch the secret strings
of our imperfections
Practical Jokes:
Tis unhandsome to fight in play