The English Doctrine That All Power Is

Politeness Has Been Well Defined As Benevolence In Small Things.

We Never Could Clearly Understand How It Is That Egotism, So Unpopular In Conversation, Should Be So Popular In Writing.

I Shall Cheerfully Bear The Reproach Of Having Descended Below The Dignity Of History.

Every Sect Clamors For Toleration When It Is Down.

Our Judgment Ripens; Our Imagination Decays. We Cannot At Once Enjoy The Flowers Of The Spring Of Life And The Fruits Of Its Autumn.