It Is Much Easier Not To Write

Prudence Operates On Life In The Same Manner As Rule Of Composition; It Produces Vigilance Rather Than Elevation; Rather Prevents Loss Than Procures Advantage; And Often Miscarriages, But Seldom Reaches Either Power Or Honor.

Admiration Must Be Continued By That Novelty Which First Produces It; And How Much Soever Is Given, There Must Always Be Reason To Imagine That More Remains.

All Power Of Fancy Over Reason Is A Degree Of Madness.

A Man Who Is Good Enough To Go To Heaven Is Good Enough To Be A Clergyman.

The Superiority Of Some Men Is Merely Local. They Are Great Because Their Associates Are Little.