Remembrances last longer than present realities.

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed and gratefully appreciated, they must be interrupted so the person can see that not having them is not as good as having them.

Never write on a subject without first having read yourself full on it; and never read on a subject till you have thought yourself hungry on it.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.

The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.

The look of a king is itself a deed.