All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind's great bribe.
Griefs assured are felt before they come.
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
He wants worth who dares not praise a foe.
All flowers will droop in the absence of the sun that waked their sweets.