Earnest men never think in vain, though their thoughts may be errors.

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

When one is in a good sound rage, it is astonishing how calm one can be.

Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.

Say what we will, we may be sure that ambition is an error. Its wear and tear on the heart are never recompensed.

There is no policy like politeness; and a good manner is the best thing in the world either to get a good name, or to supply the want of it.