In fact nothing is said that has not been said before.
— Terence
Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own.
I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing.
There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right.
Fortune favors the brave.
So many men, so many opinions.
Too much liberty corrupts us all.
She ne'er was really charming till she died.
While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse.
How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy.
What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!
How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.
Where there's life, there's hope.
He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection.
Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.
For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness.
Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.
I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me.
Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.
The anger of lovers renews their love.
I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me.
Of my friends I am the only one left.
Their silence is praise enough.
We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.
You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time.
Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.
Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.
Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.
They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head.
This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.
Extreme law is often extreme injustice.
Moderation in all things.
To touch a sore is to renew one's grief.
Nothing is said that has not been said before.
I do not give money for just mere hopes.
They are so knowing, that they know nothing.
You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.
What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.
You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.
I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.
