He mouths a sentence as curs mouth a bone.
When fiction rises pleasing to the eye, men will believe, because they love the lie; but truth herself, if clouded with a frown, must have some solemn proof to pass her down.
Genius is independent of situation.
A joke's a very serious thing.
Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.
Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known, Defacing first, then claiming for his own.