A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit.

The abuse of terms has at all times been an evil.

When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament.

Who are those ever multiplying authors that with unparalleled fecundity are overstocking the world with their quick succeeding progeny? They are novel-writers.

There is scarcely any fault in another which offends us more than vanity, though perhaps there is none that really injures us so little.

O jealousy, Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness, And drinks my spirit up!

Youth has a quickness of apprehension, which it is very apt to mistake for an acuteness of penetration.