Some are born to invent, others to embellish; but the gilder attracts more attention than the architect.
Consciousness of our strength increases it.
In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.
The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason.
We are dismayed when we find that even disaster cannot cure us of our faults.
The art of pleasing is the art of deception.