The Only True Source Of Politeness Is

Our Possessions Are Wholly In Our Performances. He Owns Nothing To Whom The World Owes Nothing.

Our Cares Are The Mothers, Not Only Of Our Charities And Virtues, But Of Our Best Joys And Most Cheering And Enduring Pleasures.

To Make Punishments Efficacious, Two Things Are Necessary. They Must Never Be Disproportioned To The Offence, And They Must Be Certain.

The Dread Of Criticism Is The Death Of Genius.

The Wonder Is Not That The World Is So Easily Governed, But That So Small A Number Of Persons Will Suffice For The Purpose. There Are Dead Weights In Political And Legislative Bodies As In Clocks, And Hundreds Answer As Pulleys Who Would Never Do For Politicians.