Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian of what it commands; and is the only sure defence of happiness.

It has been wisely said, "that well may thy guardian angel suffer thee to lose thy locks, when thou darest wilfully to lay thy head in the lap of temptation!" Was it not easier for the hero of Judaea to avoid the touch of the fair Philistine, than to elude her power when held in her arms?

The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or antechamber.

Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.

We value the devotedness of friendship rather as an oblation to vanity than as a free interchange of hearts; an endearing contract of sympathy, mutual forbearance, and respect!

Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.