The works of a person that begin immediately to decay, while those of him who plants begin directly to improve. In this, planting promises a more lasting pleasure than building; which, were it to remain in equal perfection, would at best begin to moulder and want repairs in imagination. Now trees have a circumstance that suits our taste, and that is annual variety.

What leads to unhappiness is making pleasure the chief aim.

Taste is pursued at a less expense than fashion.

Nothing is certain in London but expense.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

A man has generally the good or ill qualities which he attributes to mankind.

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.