The Worst Evils Are Those That Never

Nothing Is More Common Than To Find Men, Whose Works Are Now Totally Neglected, Mentioned With Praises By Their Contemporaries As The Oracles Of Their Age, And The Legislators Of Science.

I Never Desire To Converse With A Man Who Has Written More Than He Has Read.

Life Is A Pill Which None Of Us Can Bear To Swallow Without Gilding.

In Life's Last Scene What Prodigies Surprise, Fears Of The Brave, And Follies Of The Wise! From Marlborough's Eyes The Streams Of Dotage Flow, And Swift Expires A Driveller And A Show.

Genius Is That Energy Which Collects, Combines, Amplifies, And Animates.