And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.

If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.

No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.

Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate's: Souls know no conquerors.

Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.

The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.