If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way!

All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.

Who dare to love their country, and be poor.

Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.

The character of covetousness, is what a man generally acquires more through some niggardliness or ill grace in little and inconsiderable things, than in expenses of any consequence.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.