When a cat flatters ... he is not insincere: you may safely take it for real kindness.
Nations, like individuals, interest us in their growth.
The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.
Cruelty is the highest pleasure to the cruel man; it is his love.
Great men always pay deference to greater.
He who brings ridicule to bear against truth finds in his hand a blade without a hilt. The most sparkling and pointed flame of wit flickers and expires against the incombustible walls of her sanctuary.