Political literatureIt is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.Thomas PaineThe American Crisis · 1777★ 5.3
LetterI cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1777★ 4.5
BiographyDepend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D · 1777★ 3.7
LetterNothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.Edmund Burke1777★ 3.6
Letter · BiographyLife admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell, Letters of Samuel Johnson · 1777★ 3.6
Play · Comedy (play) · Comedy of manners · ComedyTale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers.Richard Brinsley SheridanThe School for Scandal · 1777★ 3.6
LetterI am happier when I have something to compose, for that, after all, is my sole delight and passion.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1777★ 2.1
BiographyWhen a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D · 1777★ 2.0
Political literatureThose who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.Thomas PaineThe American Crisis · 1777★ 2.0
LetterThe true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts.Edmund Burke1777★ 1.9
BiographyWe cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over.Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D · 1777★ 1.9
Play · Comedy (play) · Comedy of manners · ComedyBe just before you're generous.Richard Brinsley SheridanThe School for Scandal · 1777★ 1.9
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