In labouring to be brief, I become obscure.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand rather than take the money it is worth. Yet, in fact, the crime is the same.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start