People Can Be Induced To Swallow Anything,

The Most Effective Way Of Attacking Vice Is To Expose It To Public Ridicule. People Can Put Up With Rebukes But They Cannot Bear Being Laughed At: They Are Prepared To Be Wicked But They Dislike Appearing Ridiculous.

Of All Human Foibles Love Of Living Is The Most Powerful.

Deference And Intimacy Live Far Apart.

I Maintain, In Truth, That With A Smile We Should Instruct Our Youth, Be Very Gentle When We Have To Blame, And Not Put Them In Fear Of Virtue's Name.

Perfect Good Sense Shuns All Extremity, Content To Couple Wisdom With Sobriety.