There is no kind of false wit which has been so recommended by the practice of all ages, as that which consists in a jingle of words, and is comprehended under the general name of punning.

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

True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous Culture.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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

Faith is kept alive in us, and gathers strength, more from practice than from speculations.