False Modesty Is The Refinement Of Vanity.

Nothing Is Easier For Passion Than To Overcome Reason, But The Greatest Triumph Is To Conquer A Man's Own Interests.

He Who Has Lived A Day Has Lived An Age.

A Man May Have Intelligence Enough To Excel In A Particular Thing And Lecture On It, And Yet Not Have Sense Enough To Know He Ought To Be Silent On Some Other Subject Of Which He Has But A Slight Knowledge; If Such An Illustrious Man Ventures Beyond The Bounds Of His Capacity, He Loses His Way And Talks Like A Fool.

Between Good Sense And Good Taste There Lies The Difference Between A Cause And Its Effect.

The Pleasure We Feel In Criticizing Robs Us From Being Moved By Very Beautiful Things.