To Possess Taste, One Must Have Some

Clarity Is The Counterbalance Of Profound Thoughts.

All Men Are Born Truthful And Die Liars.

Some Authors Regard Morality In The Same Light As We Regard Modern Architecture. Convenience Is The First Thing To Be Looked For.

It Is Not In Everyone's Power To Secure Wealth, Office, Or Honors; But Everyone May Be Good, Generous, And Wise.

The Maxim That Men Are Not To Be Praised Before Their Death Was Invented By Envy And Too Lightly Adopted By Philosophers. I, On The Contrary, Maintain That They Ought To Be Praised In Their Lifetime If They Merit It; But Jealousy And Calumny, Roused Against Their Virtue Or Their Talent, Labour To Degrade Them If Any One Ventures To Bear Testimony To Them. It Is Unjust Criticism That They Should Fear To Hazard, Not Sincere Praise.