Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it.
Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn.
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.