He that floats lazily down the stream, in pursuit of something borne along by the same current, will find himself indeed moved forward; but unless he lays his hand to the oar, and increases his speed by his own labour, must be always at the same distance from that which he is following.

Was ever poet so trusted before?

No wonder, Sir, that he is vain; a man who is perpetually flattered in every mode that can be conceived. So many bellows have blown the fire, that one wonders he is not by this time become a cinder.

Good breeding consists in having no particular mark of any profession, but a general elegance of manners.

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform, and distinct

It is generally agreed, that few men are made better by affluence or exaltation.

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.