The diffusion of taste is not the same thing as the improvement of taste.
We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be quite wrong.
Natural affection is a prejudice; for though we have cause to love our nearest connections better than others, we have no reason to think them better than others.
A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.
The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves.
The great requisite for the prosperous management of ordinary business is the want of imagination.