Be the business never so painful, you may have it — Thomas Fuller

Virtue is despised if it be seen in a threadbare cloak. He that makes himself an ass must not take it ill if men ride him. Reputation is commonly measured by the acre. A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

Cowards die many times before their deaths The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. to Helvétius, following the burning of De l’esprit in 1759 Voltaire Who has not the spirit of his age, Of his age has all the unhappiness. 12 Letter to Madame du Châtelet Voltaire The real price of everything is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. Adam Smith