Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.

Easy writing's curst hard reading.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

Sheer necessity,-the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention.

Many a wretch has rid on a hurdle who has done less mischief than utterers of forged tales, coiners of scandal, and clippers of reputation.

My valour is certainly going! - it is sneaking off! - I feel it oozing out as it were at the palms of my hands!

If I reprehend anything in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!