It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.

I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

I'll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.

Blueness doth express trueness.

The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.

It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.