It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

What worries you, masters you.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.

When we know our own strength, we shall the better know what to undertake with hopes of success...