To go and see one druidical temple is only to see that it is nothing, for there is neither art nor power in it; and seeing one is quite enough.

He that shall peruse the political pamphlets of any past reign will wonder why they were so eagerly read, or so loudly praised.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

A writer who obtains his full purpose loses himself in his own lustre.

The business of a poet is to examine not the individual but the species; to remark general properties and large appearances.

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.

It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where the passions are ready to receive it.