“There's not a thing on Earth, that I can name, So foolish, and so false, as common fame.” Dismissing public reputation as the most unreliable of judgments · Prose or epistolary reflection, related to his satires Fame Folly Reputation
“We have a pretty witty king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.” Satirising the gap between clever speech and prudent action · Attributed remark, said to have been written on Charles II's bedchamber door Irony Kings Wit
“Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.” The attribution is popular but the original source is uncertain · Conversation, as commonly attributed Childhood Truth
