Contempt Is Egotism In Ill- Humor.

The Three Great Ends Which A Statesman Ought To Propose To Himself In The Government Of A Nation Are, — 1. Security To Possessors; 2. Facility To Acquirers; And 3. Hope To All.

I Wish Our Clever Young Poets Would Remember My Homely Definitions Of Prose And Poetry; That Is, Prose = Words In Their Best Order; - Poetry = The Best Words In The Best Order.

Sir, I Admit Your General Rule, That Every Poet Is A Fool, But You Yourself May Serve To Show It, That Every Fool Is Not A Poet.

The Wise Only Possess Ideas; The Greater Part Of Mankind Are Possessed By Them.

The Fancy Is Indeed No Other Than A Mode Of Memory Emancipated From The Order Of Time And Space.