Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.

How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able to reform; to entertain, when they might instruct; and to dazzle for an hour, when they are candidates for eternity!

One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

Names govern the world.

If we commit any crime, or do any good here, it must be in thought; for our words are few and our deeds none at all.

Everything which relates to God is infinite. We must therefore, while we keep our hearts humble, keep our aims high. Our highest services are indeed but finite, imperfect. But as God is unlimited in goodness, He should have our unlimited love.

the uncandid censurer always picks out the worst man of a class, and then confidently produces him as being a fair specimen of it.