“Written laws are like spiders' webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.Anacharsis
“The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.Anacharsis
“[On learning that the sides of a ship were four fingers thick:] The passengers are just that distance from death.Anacharsis