The Insolence Of The Vulgar

We Are Cold To Others Only When We Are Dull In Ourselves.

The Only True Retirement Is That Of The Heart; The Only True Leisure Is The Repose Of The Passions. To Such Persons It Makes Little Difference Whether They Are Young Or Old; And They Die As They Have Lived, With Graceful Resignation.

To The Proud The Slightest Repulse Or Disappointment Is The Last Indignity.

He Who Would See Old Hoghton Right Must View It By The Pale Moonlight.

If I Have Not Read A Book Before, It Is, For All Intents And Purposes, New To Me Whether It Was Printed Yesterday Or Three Hundred Years Ago.