Old friends are the great blessings of one's later years. Half a word conveys one's meaning. They have a memory of the same events, have the same mode of thinking. I have young relations that may grow upon me, for my nature is affectionate, but can they grow To Be old friends?

It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.

An ancient prophecy ... pronounced, That the castle and lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it!

[Corneille] was inspired by Roman authors and Roman spirit, Racine with delicacy by the polished court of Louis XIV.

Letters to absence can a voice impart, And lend a tongue when distance gags the heart.