While We Desire, We Do Not Enjoy;

The Discussing The Characters And Foibles Of Common Friends Is A Great Sweetness And Cement Of Friendship.

The Way To Secure Success Is To Be More Anxious About Obtaining Than About Deserving It.

An Honest Man Speaks The Truth, Though It May Give Offence; A Vain Man, In Order That It May.

Painters... Are The Most Lively Observers Of What Passes In The World About Them, And The Closest Observers Of What Passes In Their Own Minds.

Books Wind Into The Heart.