The act of writing is an act of faith—in language, in the reader, in oneself.
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes.
The value or worth of a man is, as of all other things, his price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his power.
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
Every man is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.