unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.

What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.

Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.

The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.