Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.
Malice often takes the garb of truth.
Habit is necessary to give power.
The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest excellence, sanctioned by the highest authority, that of time.
Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.
It is remarkable how virtuous and generously disposed every one is at a play.