The schoolboy whips his taxed top; the beardless youth manages his taxed horse with a taxed bridle on a taxed road; and the dying Englishman, pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent, into a spoon that has paid…

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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little...

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little...

Don't tell me of facts, I never believe facts; you know Canning said nothing was...

Don't tell me of facts, I never believe facts; you know Canning said nothing was...

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.

Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep...

Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep...

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be...

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be...

To love and be loved is the great happiness of existence.

To love and be loved is the great happiness of existence.

I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so

I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

No furniture is so charming as books.

No furniture is so charming as books.

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is...

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is...

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food,...

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food,...

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a...

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a...

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to...

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to...

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have...

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have...