Patriotism Is The Last Refuge Of The

A Transition From An Author's Book To His Conversation, Is Too Often Like An Entrance Into A Large City.

Apologies Are Seldom Of Any Use.

A Quibble Is To Shakespeare What Luminous Vapours Are To The Traveller: He Follows It At All Adventures; It Is Sure To Lead Him Out Of His Way And Sure To Engulf Him In The Mire.

For Sorrow There Is No Remedy Provided By Nature; It Is Often Occasioned By Accidents Irreparable, And Dwells Upon Objects That Have Lost Or Changed Their Existence; It Requires What It Cannot Hope, That The Laws Of The Universe Should Be Repealed; That The Dead Should Return, Or The Past Should Be Recalled.

Books Have Always A Secret Influence On The Understanding.