"The common curse of mankind,-folly and ignorance."

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."

"Men at some time are the masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."

"This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry [economy]."

"An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told."

"Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

"Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions."

"My ventures are not in one bottom trusted, nor to one place."

"God invented man, man invented the metric system."

"When one is grateful for something too good for common thanks, writing is less unsatisfactory than speech-one does not, at least, hear how inadequate the words are."

"There is so much time and so little to do; strike that, reverse it."