The more various our artificial necessities, the wider is our circle of pleasure; for all pleasure consists in obviating necessities as they rise; lu….

Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his t….

As few subjects are more interesting to society, so few have been more frequently written upon than the education of youth..

And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew..

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting..

Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land..

Whichever way we look the prospect is disagreeable. Behind, we have left pleasures we shall never enjoy, and therefore regret; and before, we see ple….

Tenderness is a virtue..

True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed upon us by the law. It is a rule imposed upon us by reason, which should be the….

The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity; yet there is still a greater, which is the ….

There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher..

The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition..

Nothing is so contemptible as that affectation of wisdom, which some display, by universal incredulity..

A French woman is a perfect architect in dress: she never, with Gothic ignorance, mixes the orders; she never tricks out a snobby Doric shape with Co….

When we take a slight survey of the surface of our globe a thousand objects offer themselves which, though long known, yet still demand our curiosity..

Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity..

The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy..

Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind..

The heart of every man lies open to the shafts of correction if the archer can take proper aim..

How wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land..

Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth: If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt..