At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.