Treason, which begins by being cautious, ends by betraying itself.
Silence,--the applause of real and durable impressions.
After his blood, that which a man can next give out of himself is a tear.
Thou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold.
Nature has given women two painful but heavenly gifts, which distinguish them, and often raise them above human nature,--compassion and enthusiasm. By compassion, they devote themselves; by enthusiasm they exalt themselves.
Chance often gives us that which we should not have presumed to ask.