Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.

You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

People will not bear it when advice is violently given, even if it is well founded. Hearts are flowers; they remain open to the softly falling dew, but shut up in the violent downpour of rain.

Ah! The seasons of love roll not backward but onward, downward forever.

feelings of man are always pure and the brightest to the meeting time and Farewell.

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill! It is only the thought of the future that makes them great.

Passion makes the best observations and the sorriest conclusions.