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L'Abbé de Choisy. . By their virtues alone are men distinguished after they are dead. - La seule vertu distingue les hommes, dès qu'ils sont morts
L'Estrange. . He that descends not to word it with a shrew does worse than beat her.
L'Estrange. . In saying aye or no, the very safety of our country and the sum of our well-being lies.
L'Estrange. . Intemperate wits will spare neither friend nor foe, and make themselves the common enemies of mankind.
L'Estrange. . It is downright madness to contend where we are sure to be worsted.
L'Estrange. . It is fancy, not the reason of things, that makes us so uneasy.
L'Estrange. . It is not advisable to reward where men have the tenderness not to punish.
L'Estrange. . Judgments that are made on the wrong side of the danger amount to no more than an affectation of skill, without either credit or effect.
L'Estrange. . One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honourable life.
L'Estrange. . Some people are all quality; you would think they were made up of nothing but title and genealogy. The stamp of dignity defaces in them the very character of humanity, and transports them to such a degree of haughtiness that they reckon it below themselves to exercise either good-nature or good manners.
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