Most men make the voyage of life as if they carried sealed orders which they were not to open till they were fairly in mid-ocean.

Before Man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.

I willingly confess to so great a partiality for trees as tempts me to respect a man in exact proportion to his respect for them.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.

Earth's noblest thing,-a woman perfected.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills it; We are happy now because God wills it.