Forgive What You Can't Excuse.

Satire Should, Like A Polished Razor Keen, Wound With A Touch That's Scarcely Felt Or Seen.

I Have Often Observ'd The Loudest Laughers To Be The Dullest Fellows In The Company.

General Notions Are Generally Wrong.

Miserable Is The Fate Of Writers: If They Are Agreeable, They Are Offensive; And If Dull, They Starve.

I Prefer Liberty To Chains Of Diamonds.