There is no flattery so adroit or effectual as that of implicit assent.
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much and well, but too often by rote.
There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!
Sincerity has to do with the connexion between our words and thoughts, and not between our beliefs and actions.
In public speaking, we must appeal either to the prejudices of others, or to the love of truth and justice. If we think merely of displaying our own ability, we shall ruin every cause we undertake.