Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep.

That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect.

It is the goodly outside that sin puts on which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Prosperity is very liable to bring pride among the other goods with which it endows an individual; it is then that prosperity costs too dear.

True repentance also involves reform.

The eye is inlet to the soul.