In Plato's opinion, man was made for philosophy; in Bacon's opinion, philosophy was made for man.

No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

Beards in olden times, were the emblems of wisdom and piety.

A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot.

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.

Thus, then, stands the case. It is good, that authors should be remunerated; and the least exceptionable way of remunerating them is by a monopoly. Yet monopoly is an evil. For the sake of the good we must submit to the evil; but the evil ought not to last a day longer than is necessary for the purpose of securing the good.