we never know the blessings bestowed on us until we are separated from the possession of them.

Life is a warfare; and he who easily desponds deserts a double duty--he betrays the noblest property of man, which is dauntless resolution; and he rejects the providence of that All-Gracious Being who guides and rules the universe.

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.

Compulsion hardly restores right; love yields all things.

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.

How different is the ready hand, tearful eye, and soothing voice, from the ostentatious appearance which is called pity.

When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs.