It is not so much the being exempt from faults, as having overcome them, that is an advantage to us.

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

All nature's diff'rence keeps all nature's peace.

When I die, I should be ashamed to leave enough to build me a monument if there were a wanting friend above ground. I would enjoy the pleasure of what I give by giving it alive and seeing another enjoy it.

All nature mourns, the skies relent in showers; hushed are the birds, and closed the drooping flowers.

I was not born for courts and great affairs, but I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers.

A brain of feathers, and a heart of lead.