Difference of thoughts will produce difference of language. He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of a larger meaning; he that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of more nice discrimination; and where is the wonder, since words are but the images of things, that he who never knew the original should not know the copies?

Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.

Frequent discontent must proceed from frequent hardships.

His death eclipsed the gayety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.

When speculation has done its worst, two and two still make four.

Books have always a secret influence on the understanding.

The common people do not accurately adapt their thoughts to objects; nor, secondly, do they accurately adapt their words to their thoughts; they do not mean to lie; but, taking no pains to be exact, they give you very false accounts. A great part of their language is proverbial; if anything rocks at all, they say it rocks like a cradle; and in this way they go on.