The Whole History Of Christianity Proves That

History Distinguishes What Is Accidental And Transitory In Human Nature From What Is Essential And Immutable.

The Chief-justice Was Rich, Quiet, And Infamous.

More Sinners Are Cursed At Not Because We Despise Their Sins But Because We Envy Their Success At Sinning.

The Best Portraits Are Perhaps Those In Which There Is A Slight Mixture Of Caricature; And We Are Not Certain That The Best Histories Are Not Those In Which A Little Of The Exaggeration Of Fictitious Narrative Is Judiciously Employed. Something Is Lost In Accuracy; But Much Is Gained In Effect. The Fainter Lines Are Neglected; But The Great Characteristic Features Are Imprinted On The Mind Forever.

The Puritan Hated Bear-baiting, Not Because It Gave Pain To The Bear, But Because It Gave Pleasure To The Spectators.