The Learned Understand The Reason Of Art;

Where Evil Habits Are Once Settled, They Are More Easily Broken Than Mended.

Prune What Is Turgid, Elevate What Is Commonplace, Arrange What Is Disorderly, Introduce Rhythm Where The Language Is Harsh, Modify Where It Is Too Absolute.

It Is The Nurse That The Child First Hears, And Her Words That He Will First Attempt To Imitate.

Satiety Is A Neighbor To Continued Pleasures. [lat., Continuis Voluptatibus Vicina Satietas.]

When Defeat Is Inevitable, It Is Wisest To Yield.