Order is Heaven's first law; and this confessed, some are, and must be, greater than the rest, more rich, more wise; but who infers from hence that such are happier, shocks all common sense. Condition, circumstance, is not the thing; bliss is the same in subject or in king.

Nay, fly to altars; there they'll talk you dead; For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

No, make me mistress to the man I love; If there be yet another name more free More fond than mistress, make me that to thee!

I believe no one qualification is so likely to make a good writer, as the power of rejecting his own thoughts.

Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.

Be silent always when you doubt your sense.