Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you.

You've always made the mistake of being yourself.

There are days when it takes all you've got just to keep up with the losers.

It's easy to understand human nature when we bear in mind that almost everybody thinks he's an exception to most rules.

... perhaps a moratorium on definitions of human nature is now best.

What we do we must, and call it by the best names.

God showers upon us his gifts-more than enough for all; But like swine scrambling for food, we tread them in the mire, and rend each other.

People always get tired of one another. I grow tired of myself whenever I am left alone for ten minutes, and I am certain that I am fonder of myself than anyone can be of another person.

... human beings are better and lazier than their rules and instructions ...

Human nature, if it changes at all, changes not much faster than the geological face of the earth.