It requires more than mere genius to be an author.
Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
Love and friendship exclude each other.
We must confess that at present the rich predominate, but the future will be for the virtuous and ingenious.
When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.