The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.

Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches.

Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything.

Women read each other at a single glance.

History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

Reason is an historian, but the passions are actors.