There should be, methinks, as little merit in loving a woman for her beauty as in loving a man for his prosperity; both being equally subject to change.

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

There should be, methinks, as little merit in loving a woman for her beauty as in loving a man for his prosperity; both being equally subject to change.

Genius involves both envy and calumny.

All looks yellow to a jaundiced eye.

Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.