Never Pursue Literature As A Trade.

No Man Does Anything From A Single Motive.

I Wish Our Clever Young Poets Would Remember My Homely Definitions Of Prose And Poetry; That Is, Prose = Words In Their Best Order; - Poetry = The Best Words In The Best Order.

A Man's As Old As He's Feeling. A Woman As Old As She Looks.

Look Through The Whole History Of Countries Professing The Romish Religion, And You Will Uniformly Find The Leaven Of This Besetting And Accursed Principle Of Action - That The End Will Sanction Any Means.

Talk Of The Devil, And His Horns Appear.