Some Fleeting Good, That Mocks Me With

Persecution Is A Tribute The Great Must Always Pay For Preeminence.

We Sometimes Had Those Little Rubs Which Providence Sends To Enhance The Value Of Its Favors.

Conscience Is A Coward, And Those Faults It Has Not Strength Enough To Prevent It Seldom Has Justice Enough To Accuse.

To Aim At Excellence, Our Reputation, And Friends, And All Must Be Ventured; To Aim At The Average We Run No Risk And Provide Little Service.

The First Time I Read An Excellent Book, It Is To Me Just As If I Had Gained A New Friend. When I Read A Book Over I Have Perused Before, It Resembles The Meeting With An Old One.