If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.

Placed on this isthmus of a middle state.

Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole.

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.

No woman ever hates a man for being in love with her, but many a woman hate a man for being a friend to her.

Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.