Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness can require, will be allowed by those who wish to elevate the character of a scholar; since they cannot but know that every human acquisition is valuable in proportion to the difficulty of its attainment.

Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.

People in distress never think that you feel enough.

We have always pretensions to fame which, in our own hearts, we know to be disputable.

No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability.

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