“People who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants.”

“A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot.”

“In every age the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among demagogues.”

“The temple of silence and reconciliation.”

“We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.”

“The object of oratory is not truth but persuasion.”

“Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.”

“Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: 'My brilliance is possibly most apparent in my dazzling short story, "The Cookiepant...”

“The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn. The less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything...”