Then none was for a party; Than all were for the state; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great: Then lands were fairly portioned; Then spoils were fairly sold: The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old.

The chief-justice was rich, quiet, and infamous.

Knowledge advances by steps, and not by leaps.

Shakespeare has had neither equal nor second.

How it chanced that a man who reasoned on his premises so ably, should assume his premises so foolishly, is one of the great mysteries of human nature.

Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources.

The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence.