Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have...

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have...

Next o'er his books his eyes begin to roll, In pleasing memory of all he...

Next o'er his books his eyes begin to roll, In pleasing memory of all he...

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or...

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or...

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor...

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor...

Order is heaven's first law.

Order is heaven's first law.

The most positive men are the most credulous.

The most positive men are the most credulous.

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than...

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than...

Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents...

Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents...

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.

Charms strike the sight; but merit wins the soul.

Charms strike the sight; but merit wins the soul.

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like...

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like...

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in...

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in...

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

The proper study of Mankind is Man.

The proper study of Mankind is Man.

Good God! How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage?...

Good God! How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage?...

Silly me for thinking honesty and friendship were important these days. The new trend is...

Silly me for thinking honesty and friendship were important these days. The new trend is...

I have learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt...

I have learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt...