A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

False glory is the rock of vanity; it seduces men to affect esteem by things which they indeed possess, but which are frivolous, and which for a man to value himself on would be a scandalous error.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.