What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
Difficulties elicit talents that in more fortunate circumstances would lie dormant.
Hatched in the same nest.
Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose grief is true
Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed.
Why then should words challenge Eternity, When greatest men, and greatest actions die? Use may revive the obsoletest words, And banish those that now are most in vogue; Use is the judge, the law, and rule of speech.