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too apt to insult them upon the score of their age。 

     Every man desires to live long�察�but no man would be old。 

     Love   of   flattery   in   most   men   proceeds   from   the   mean   opinion   they 

have of themselves�察�in women from the contrary。 

     If   books   and   laws   continue   to   increase   as   they   have   done   for   fifty 

years past�察�I am in some concern for future ages how any man will                          be 

learned�察�or any man a lawyer。 

     Kings are commonly said to have LONG HANDS�察�I wish they had as 

LONG        EARS。 

     Princes   in   their   infancy�察  �childhood�察  �and   youth   are   said   to   discover 

prodigious      parts   and   wit�察 �to  speak    things   that  surprise    and    astonish。 

Strange�察�so many hopeful princes�察�and so many shameful                     kings�     �If they 



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happen   to   die   young�察  �they   would   have   been   prodigies         of   wisdom   and 

virtue。    If they live�察�they are often prodigies            indeed�察�but of another sort。 

     Politics�察   �as   the   word     is  commonly        understood�察     �are   nothing     but 

corruptions�察     �and    consequently       of  no   use   to   a  good    king    or  a   good 

ministry�察�for which reason Courts are so overrun with politics。 

     A nice man is a man of nasty ideas。 

     Apollo   was   held   the   god   of   physic   and   sender   of   diseases。        Both 

wore originally the same trade�察�and still continue。 

     Old men and comets have been reverenced for the same reason�此                        �their 

long beards�察�and pretences to foretell events。 

     A person was asked at court�察�what he thought of an ambassador and 

his train�察�who were all embroidery and lace�察�full of bows�察�cringes�察                       �and 

gestures�察�he said�察�it was Solomon's importation�察�gold and apes。 

     Most   sorts   of   diversion   in   men�察  �children�察  �and   other   animals�察  �is   an 

imitation of fighting。 

     Augustus   meeting   an   ass   with   a   lucky   name   foretold   himself   good 

fortune。     I meet many asses�察�but none of them have lucky names。 

     If a man makes me keep my distance�察�the comfort is he keeps his at 

the same time。 

     Who   can   deny   that   all   men   are   violent   lovers   of   truth   when   we   see 

them   so   positive   in   their   errors�察  �which   they   will   maintain   out   of   their 

zeal   to   truth�察  �although   they   contradict   themselves   every   day          of   their 

lives�拭�

     That   was   excellently   observed�察  �say   I�察  �when   I   read   a   passage   in   an 

author�察  �where   his   opinion   agrees   with   mine。       When   we   differ�察  �there      I 

pronounce him to be mistaken。 

     Very   few   men�察  �properly   speaking�察  �live   at   present�察  �but   are   providing 

to live another time。 

     Laws   penned   with   the   utmost   care   and   exactness�察  �and   in   the   vulgar 

language�察  �are   often   perverted   to   wrong   meanings�察  �then   why   should   we 

wonder that the Bible is so�拭�

     Although       men    are   accused     for   not   knowing      their   weakness�察     �yet 

perhaps as few know their own strength。 

     A man seeing a wasp creeping into a vial filled with honey�察�that                      was 



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hung on a fruit tree�察�said thus�此         �Why�察�thou sottish animal�察          �art thou mad 

to   go   into   that   vial�察  �where   you   see   many   hundred   of  your   kind   there 

dying   in   it   before   you�拭─   �The   reproach   is   just�察─   �answered   the   wasp�察�

;but   not   from   you   men�察  �who   are   so   far   from  taking   example   by   other 

people's   follies�察  �that   you   will   not   take warning   by   your   own。      If   after 

falling several times into this         vial�察�and escaping by chance�察�I should fall 

in again�察�I should then        but resemble you。; 

     An old miser kept a tame jackdaw�察�that used to steal pieces of                  money�察�

and hide them in a hole�察�which the cat observing�察�asked why                       he would 

hoard   up   those   round   shining      things   that   he   could   make   no    use   of�拭�

;Why�察─�said the jackdaw�察 �my master has a whole chest                     full�察�and makes 

no more use of them than I。; 

     Men are content to be laughed at for their wit�察�but not for their                folly。 

     If   the   men   of   wit   and   genius   would   resolve   never   to   complain   in 

their works of critics and detractors�察�the next age would not know                       that 

they ever had any。 

     After all the maxims and systems of trade and commerce�察�a stander´ by 

would think the affairs of the world were most ridiculously                  contrived。 

     There are few countries which�察�if well cultivated�察�would not                   support 

double the number of their inhabitants�察�and yet fewer where                    one´third of 

the people   are   not   extremely  stinted   even   in the       necessaries of   life。     I 

send out twenty barrels of corn�察�which              would maintain a family in bread 

for a year�察�and I bring back in         return a vessel of wine�察�which half a dozen 

good follows would           drink in less than a month�察�at the expense of their 

health and      reason。 

     A   man    would     have   but   few   spectators�察   �if  he  offered    to  show    for 

threepence how he could thrust a red´hot iron into a barrel of                 gunpowder�察�

and it should not take fire。 



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