It Is A Sober Truth That People

Among The Many Evils Which Prevail Under The Sun, The Abuse Of Words Is Not The Least Considerable. By The Influence Of Time, And The Perversion Of Fashion, The Plainest And Most Unequivocal May Be So Altered, As To Have A Meaning Assigned Them Almost Diametrically Opposite To Their Original Signification.

Expectation ... Quickens Desire, While Possession Deadens It.

We Do Not So Much Want Books For Good People, As Books Which Will Make Bad Ones Better.

Oblivion Has Been Noticed As The Offspring Of Silence.

When We Read, We Fancy We Could Be Martyrs; When We Come To Act, We Cannot Bear A Provoking Word.