Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.