Shakespeare Is Not Our Poet, But The

All Schools Of Philosophy, And Almost All Authors, Are Rather To Be Frequented For Exercise Than For Weight.

The Writing Of The Wise Are The Only Riches Our Posterity Cannot Squander.

Every Witticism Is An Inexact Thought; That Which Is Perfectly True Is Imperfectly Witty.

Where Power Is Absent We May Find The Robe Of Genius, But We Miss The Throne.

I Delight In The Diffusion Of Learning; Yet, I Must Confess It, I Am Most Gratified And Transported At Finding A Large Quantity Of It In One Place; Just As I Would Rather Have A Solid Pat Of Butter At Breakfast, Than A Splash Of Grease Upon The Table-cloth That Covers Half Of It.