It Should Console Us For The Fact

He Who Would Acquire Fame Must Not Show Himself Afraid Of Censure. The Dread Of Censure Is The Death Of Genius.

To Make Punishments Efficacious, Two Things Are Necessary. They Must Never Be Disproportioned To The Offence, And They Must Be Certain.

It Should Console Us For The Fact That Sin Has Not Totally Disappeared From The World, That The Saints Are Not Wholly Deprived Of Employment.

Our Possessions Are Wholly In Our Performances. He Owns Nothing To Whom The World Owes Nothing.

Neither Praise Nor Blame Is The Object Of True Criticism. Justly To Discriminate, Firmly To Establish, Wisely To Prescribe And Honestly To Award - These Are The True Aims And Duties Of Criticism.