"A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed ..." — Joseph Addison

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.

To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.

Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.