Faction seldom leaves a man honest, however it might find him.

A blaze first pleases and then tires the sight.

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Pendantry is the unseasonable ostentation of learning. It may be discovered either in the choice of a subject or in the manner d treating it.

Ignorance cannot always be inferred from inaccuracy; knowledge is not always present.

Too much vigor in the beginning of an undertaking often intercepts and prevents the steadiness and perseverance always necessary in the conduct of a complicated scheme.

The hapless wit has his labors always to begin, the call for novelty is never satisfied, and one jest only raises expectation of another.