Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer acquaintance with him; and we seldom hear of a celebrated person without a catalogue of some notorious weaknesses and infirmities.

An honest man, that is not quite sober, has nothing to fear.

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.

Allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, that make everything about them clear and beautiful.

Every one knows the veneration which was paid by the Jews to a name so great, wonderful, and holy. They would not let it enter even into their religious discourses. What can we then think of those who make use of so tremendous a name, in the ordinary expression of their anger, mirth, and most impertinent passions?

Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.

The English delight in Silence more than any other European Nation, if the Remarks which are made on us by Foreigners are true.