“ The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue. ”

“ There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see. ”

“ The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. ”

“ The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. ”

“ Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. ”

“ All extremes of feeling are allied with madness. ”

“ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ”

“ You speak an infinite deal of nothing. ”

“ Hell is empty and all the devils are here. ”

“ The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. ”

“ Those who do not weep, do not see. ”

“ To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better. ”