Born merely for the purpose of digestion.

The whole genius of an author consists in describing well, and delineating character well. Homer, Plato, Virgil, Horace only excel other writers by their expressions and images; we must indicate what is true if we mean to write naturally, forcibly and delicately.

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

The very essence of politeness seems to be to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.

There is what is called the highway to posts and honor, and there is a cross and by way, which is much the shortest.

A coxcomb is the blockhead's man of merit.

The nearer we approach great men, the clearer we see that they are men.