Vice and virtue chiefly imply the relation of our actions to men in this world; sin and holiness rather imply their relation to God and the other world.

A hermit who has been shut up in his cell in a college has contracted a sort of mould and rust upon his soul.

Order my footsteps by Thy Word and make my heart sincere; let sin have no dominion, Lord, but keep my conscience clear.

So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns; And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain.

Tis the voice of the sluggard I heard him complain,You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again.

When two or three sciences are pursued at the same time if one of them be dry, as logic, let another be more entertaining, to secure the mind from weariness.

But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.