Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,--like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Some one called Sir Richard Steele the "vilest of mankind," and he retorted with proud humility, "It would be a glorious world if I were.

Women seldom forfeit their claims to respect to men whom they respect.

Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.

Hunting is a relic of the barbarism that once thirsted for human blood, but is now content with the blood of animals.