Though not always called upon to condemn ourselves, it is always safe to suspect ourselves.
Richard WhatelyEloquence is relative. One can no more pronounce on the eloquence of any composition than the wholesomeness of a medicine, without knowing for whom it is intended.
Richard WhatelyFancy, when once brought into religion, knows not where to stop. It is like one of those fiends in old stories which any one could raise, but which, when raised, could never be kept within the magic circle.
Richard Whately