Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.

Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.

By different methods different men excel, but where is he who can do all things well?

Genius is of no country; her pure ray Spreads all abroad, as general as the day.

A joke's a very serious thing.

Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.

The laws I love; the lawyers I suspect.