Though Familiarity May Not Breed Contempt, It

When A Thing Ceases To Be A Subject Of Controversy, It Ceases To Be A Subject Of Interest.

Society Is A More Level Surface Than We Imagine. Wise Men Or Absolute Fools Are Hard To Be Met With, As There Are Few Giants Or Dwarfs.

A Thing Is Not Vulgar Merely Because It Is Common.

There Are Only Three Pleasures In Life Pure And Lasting, And All Derived From Inanimate Things-books, Pictures And The Face Of Nature.

By Despising All That Has Preceded Us, We Teach Others To Despise Ourselves.