However, I think a plain space near the eye gives it a kind of liberty it loves; and then the picture, whether you choose the grand or beautiful, should be held up at its proper distance. Variety is the principal ingredient in beauty; and simplicity is essential to grandeur.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

A court of heraldry sprung up to supply the place of crusade exploits, to grant imaginary shields and trophies to families that never wore real armor, and it is but of late that it has been discovered to have no real jurisdiction.

My banks they are furnish'd with bees, Whose murmur invites one to sleep.

Taste is pursued at a less expense than fashion.

A large, branching, aged oak is perhaps the most venerable of all inanimate objects.