Henry Home, Lord Kames

“A fleeting passion is a fever of the mind, which ever leaves weakness behind it.”

“Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself.”

“A man can never be so entirely lost, but that there is some hope of him; nor so bad, but he may be better.”

“No occupation should be followed which is hurtful to our fellow-creatures.”

“Custom hath a mighty influence upon the soul, and is of force to change the complexion of the heart itself.”

“Envy, when it operates in a soul not formed for virtue, is a consuming fire.”

“The perfection of a language is to express the most ideas in the fewest words.”

“An epic poem is the greatest work human nature is capable of.”

“A fine face is a letter of recommendation.”

“The proper and direct object of ambition is power.”

“A garden, comprehending a great variety of parts, is yet considered as one whole.”

“Custom is the parent of error.”

“A play, in which there is no passion, can give no great pleasure.”

“The hand of the master is visible in every line.”