In the age of acorns, before the times of Ceres, a single barley-corn had been of more value to mankind than all the diamonds of the mines of India

Tyranny Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights, However his own commence, can never be But an usurper.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another

Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.

The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.

Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets: for there are few wants more urgent for the moment than the want of something to say