Men's actions to futurity appear but as the events to which they are conjoined do give them consequence.

Half-uttered praise is to the curious mind, as to the eye half-veiled beauty is, more precious than the whole.

A willing heart adds feather to the heel.

Pampered vanity is a better thing perhaps than starved pride.

Men's actions to futurity appear but as the events to which they are conjoined do give them consequence.

Still on it creeps, Each little moment at another's heels, Till hours, days, years, and ages are made up Of such small parts as these, and men look back Worn and bewilder'd, wondering how it is.

Pride is a fault that great men blush not to own: it is the ennobled offspring of self-love; though, it must be confessed, grave and pompous vanity, Iike a fat plebeian in a rove of office, does very often assume its name.