The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the son of his own works.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

Pray look better, Sir… those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Well, there’s a remedy for all things but death, which will be sure to lay us flat one time or other.

And for the citation of so many authors, ’tis the easiest thing in nature. Find out one of these books with an alphabetical index, and without any farther ceremony, remove it verbatim into your own…...

Jests that give pains are no jests.

All is not gold that glitters.

That’s the nature of women, not to love when we love them, and to love when we love them not.

He had a face like a blessing.

Death eats up all things, both the young lamb and old sheep; and I have heard our parson say, death values a prince no more than a clown; all’s fish that comes to his net;...

Every man is the son of his own works.

‘Tis the maddest trick a man can ever play in his whole life, to let his breath sneak out of his body without any more ado, and without so much as a rap o’er the...

The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity.