We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
Thoughts there are, that need no embodying, no form, no expression. It is enough to hint at them vaguely; a word, and they are heard and seen.
National literature begins with fables and ends with novels.
Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.
Justice is the right of the weakest.