Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

A garden was the primitive prison, till man with Promethean felicity and boldness, luckily sinned himself out of it.

Brandy and water spoils two good things.

Milton almost requires a solemn service of music to be played before you enter upon him. But he brings his music, to which who listen had need bring docile thoughts and purged ears.

To sigh, yet feel no pain; To weep, yet scarce know why; To sport an hour with Beauty's chain, Then throw it idly by.

We were happier when we were poorer, but we were also younger.

The greatest pleasure I know, is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.