We make our own fortune and call it destiny.
The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence.
'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'