Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes…

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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man...

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man...

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age...

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age...

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to...

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to...