I Know Not Any Crime So Great

The Mischief Of Flattery Is, Not That It Persuades Any Man That He Is What He Is Not, But That It Suppresses The Influence Of Honest Ambition, By Raising An Opinion That Honour May Be Gained Without The Toil Of Merit.

All Intellectual Improvement Arises From Leisure.

Wit Is That Which Has Been Often Thought, But Never Before Was Well Expressed.

I Would Be Loath To Speak Ill Of Any Person Who I Do Not Know Deserves It, But I Am Afraid He Is An Attorney.

Life Affords No Higher Pleasure Than That Of Surmounting Difficulties.