No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.

Taste is the power of relishing or rejecting whatever is offered for the entertainment of the imagination.

There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.

That virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarce worth the sentinel.

The life of a scholar seldom abounds with adventure.

It has been well observed that few are better qualified to give others advice than those who have taken the least of it themselves.

Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.