There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.

I wish that all those, who on this night are not merry enough to speak before they think, may ever after be grave enough to think before they speak!

To a generous mind few circumstances are more afflicting than a discovery of perfidy in those whom we have trusted.

Wisdom can boast no higher attainment than happiness.

Fate sits on these dark battlements and frowns, And as the portal opens to receive me, A voice in hollow murmurs through the courts Tells of a nameless deed.

Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.

There is some magic in wealth, which can thus make persons pay their court to it, when it does not even benefit themselves.