Men of superior vivacity and wit, when they take a wrong turn, are generally worse than other men: because wit, consisting in a lively representation of ideas assembled together, gives every sensible object those heightening touches, and that striking imagery,… — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them. — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
Men of superior vivacity and wit, when they take a wrong turn, are generally worse than other men: because wit, consisting in a lively… — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
Be not ashamed to confess that you have been in the wrong. It is but owning that you now have more sense than you… — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
It must descend, as the dew, upon the tender herb, or like melting flakes of snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells… — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
That wit is truly amiable, which gladdens and enlivens every thing, which shines with a lustre gentle, but not faint, and powerful, but not… — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
We see how much a man has, and therefore we envy him; did we see how little he enjoys, we should rather pity him. — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
