There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.

There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.