Futurity is impregnable to mortal ken: no prayer pierces through heaven's adamantine walls. Whether the birds fly right or left, whatever be the aspect of the stars, the book of nature is a maze, dreams are a lie, and every sign a falsehood.

Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives.

Uncommon men require no common trust; give him but scope and he will set the bounds.

Stubbornness is not firmness.

Where there is much freedom there is much error.

Illusion is brief, but repentance is long.

Alas! When duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.