Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

To quote copiously and well, requires taste, judgment, and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound.

Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

The worth of a book is a matter of expressed juices.

Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!

A mother is the best friend God ever gave.