Verse Satire Indeed Is Entirely Our Own.

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.

We Must Form Our Minds By Reading Deep Rather Than Wide.

A Religion Without Mystics Is A Philosophy.

It Is Much Easier To Try One's Hand At Many Things Than To Concentrate One's Powers On One Thing.

To Swear, Except When Necessary, Is Becoming To An Honorable Man. [lat., In Totum Jurare, Nisi Ubi Necesse Est, Gravi Viro Parum Convenit.]