Quotes from authors passed in 1795
He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
James Boswell
If no man could become rich in Peru, no man could become poor.
William Prescott
We stand a better chance with aristocracy, whether hereditary or elective, than with monarchy.
Ezra Stiles
A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
James Boswell
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.
Francis Marion
Alexander Mackenzie 
Edouard Manet 
Donatella Versace 
Iskander Mirza 
Jackie Collins 
Jelly Roll Morton 
Tony Campolo 
Luke Wilson