It is useless to check the vain dunce who has caught the mania of scribbling, whether prose or poetry, canzonets or criticisms,--let such a one go on till the disease exhausts itself. Opposition like water, thrown on burning oil, but increases the evil, because a person of weak judgment will seldom listen to reason, but become obstinate under reproof.

It is useless to check the vain dunce who has caught the mania of scribbling, whether prose or poetry, canzonets or criticisms,--let such a one go on till the disease exhausts itself. Opposition like water, thrown on burning oil, but increases the evil, because a person of weak judgment will seldom listen to reason, but become obstinate under reproof.

Riches are always over estimated; the enjoyment they give is more in the pursuit than the possession.

This is a speculating and selfish age; and to think 'money will answer all things,' is too much the characteristic of Americans.

Oh, wondrous power! how little understood, Entrusted to the mother's mind alone, To fashion genius, form the soul for good, Inspire a West, or train a Washington.

There is small danger of being starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent.

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster.