To be a good man in a college, is to be learned; in a camp, to be brave; and in the city, to be rich.

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

It has been commonly remarked, that eminent men are least eminent at home, that bright characters lose much of their splendour at a nearer view.

The character of Mr. Marvel has raised the merriment of some and the contempt of others, who do not sufficiently consider how often they hear and practise the same arts of exaggerated narration.

Will is not one of those who go out and return with nothing to tell.

There is no kind of idleness, by which we are so easily seduced, as that which dignifies itself by the appearance of business.

I am the unfortunate wife of a city wit, and cannot but think that my case may deserve compassion .

My lady has an odd humour. She never orders any thing in direct words, for she loves a sharp girl that can take a hint.

That the painters find no encouragement among the English for many other works than portraits, has been imputed to national selfishness.

Memory is, among the faculties of the human mind, that of which we make the most frequent use