Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for preeminence.

A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.

We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo; all our adventures were by the fireside, and all our migrations from the blue bed to the brown.

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar.

Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity.

Tenderness is a virtue.

The work of eradicating crimes is not by making punishment familiar, but formidable.