Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great.

This not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it.

It must be a prospect pleasing to God Himself to see His creation forever beautifying in His eyes, and drawing nearer Him by greater degrees of resemblance.

There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.

We find that Good and Evil happen alike to all Men on this Side of the Grave; and as the principle Design of Tragedy is to raise Commiseration and Terror in the Minds of the Audience, we shall defeat this great End, if we always make Virtue and Innocence happy and successful.

If our zeal were true and genuine we should be much more angry with a sinner than a heretic.

That courage which arises from the sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in a uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason.