Sorrow Is A Kind Of Rust Of

To Scatter Praise Or Blame Without Regard To Justice Is To Destroy The Distinction Of Good And Evil. Many Have No Other Test Of Actions Than General Opinion; And All Are So Far Influenced By A Sense Of Reputation That They Are Often Restrained By Fear Of Reproach, And Excited By Hope Of Honour, When Other Principles Have Lost Their Power.

The Expense Is Damnable, The Position Is Ridiculous, And The Pleasure Fleeting.

Critics, Like The Rest Of Mankind, Are Very Frequently Misled By Interest.

Quotation Is The Highest Compliment You Can Pay An Author.

The Animadversions Of Critics Are Commonly Such As May Easily Provoke The Sedatest Writer To Some Quickness Of Resentment And Asperity Of Reply.