English "lexicographer, critic".
"He was remembered for writing the first critique of Shakespeare, 1765 and "Dictionary of the English Language," 1755."
Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualifications which he does not possess.
One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
"Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas."
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
"Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it."
