“Reason, which fifty times for one does err, Reason, an ignis fatuus of the mind. John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)
“There’s not a thing on earth that I can name, So foolish, and so false, as common fame. John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)
“Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)
“Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose promise none relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one. John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)
“Books bear him up a while, and make him try To swim with bladders of philosophy. John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)