Even Opinion Is Of Force Enough To

Pleasure Itself Is Painful At The Bottom.

We Judge A Horse Not Only By Its Pace On A Racecourse, But Also By Its Walk, Nay, When Resting In Its Stable.

Man (in Good Earnest) Is A Marvellous Vain, Fickle, And Unstable Subject, And On Whom It Is Very Hard To Form Any Certain And Uniform Judgment.

The Finest Lives In My Opinion Are The Common Model, Without Miracle And Without Extravagance.

I Must Accommodate My History To The Hour: I May Presently Change, Not Only By Fortune, But Also By Intention.