The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
Difficulties elicit talents that in more fortunate circumstances would lie dormant.
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in subjection.
He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on artificial wings fastened on with wax, and is sure to give his name to a glassy sea.
Why then should words challenge Eternity, When greatest men, and greatest actions die? Use may revive the obsoletest words, And banish those that now are most in vogue; Use is the judge, the law, and rule of speech.