A Decent Provision For The Poor Is

Distance Either Of Time Or Place Is Sufficient To Reconcile Weak Minds To Wonderful Relations.

The Authors That In Any Nation Last From Age To Age Are Very Few, Because There Are Very Few That Have Any Other Claim To Notice Than That They Catch Hold On Present Curiosity, And Gratify Some Accidental Desire, Or Produce Some Temporary Conveniency.

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.

What Is Written Without Effort Is In General Read Without Pleasure.

Almost All Absurdity Of Conduct Arises From The Imitation Of Those Who We Cannot Resemble.