Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

I have known men of valor cowards to their wives.

A man of sense, though born without wit, often lives to have wit. His memory treasures up ideas and reflections; he compares themwith new occurrences, and strikes out new lights from the collision. The consequence is sometimes bons mots, and sometimes apothegms.

Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school.

Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.