English
Poet,
Critic and
Philosopher
(October 21,
1772 -
July 25,
1834)
"Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind."
"Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom."
"Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends."
"Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree."
"A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man."
"No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humour."
"No one does anything from a single motive."
"Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm."
"Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor."
"People of humor are always in some degree people of genius."
