Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue

Who builds a church to God and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name.

Wit in conversation is only a readiness of thought and a facility of expression, or a quick conception and an easy delivery.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.