“Let us imagine a number of men in chains, and all condemned to death, where some are killed each day in the sight of the others, and those who remain see their own fate in that of their fellows, an...”

“Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.”

“Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself.”

“Force and not opinion is the queen of the world but it is opinion that uses the force.”

“Imagination disposes of everything it creates beauty justice and happiness which is everything in this world.”

“If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter the whole face of the earth would have been changed.”

“I must confess that I do not understand why things are so arranged, that women seize us by the nose as deftly as they do the handle of a teapot: either their hands are so constructed, or else our n...”

“Nothing is more on the nose,than sun cream.”

“I've always been quite famous for my nose.”