Thus it often is, that the constant friction of illiberal minds wears out at last the best resolves of the more generous.

Great towers take time to construct.

If you begin the day with a laugh, you may, nevertheless, end it with a sob and a sigh.

Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor

Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall.

Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins?

We should, if possible, prove a teacher to posterity, instead of being the pupil of by-gone generations. More shall come after us than have gone before; the world is not yet middle-aged.