The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed

The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.

I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience -- it also marks the time, which is four o clock in the morning, and saves a description of the rising sun, and a great deal about gilding the eastern hemisphere.

Never say more than is necessary.