Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Blend a little folly with thy worldly plans: it is delightful to give loose on a proper occasion.

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.

The cook cares not a bit for toil, toil, if the fowl be plump and fat

It is difficult to speak of what is common in a way of your own.

It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.

Poetry is like painting: one piece takes your fancy if you stand close to it, another if you keep at some distance.