They live too long who happiness outlive.

The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind's great bribe.

Seas are the fields of combat for the winds; but when they sweep along some flowery coast, their wings move mildly, and their rage is lost.

Good Heaven, whose darling attribute we find is boundless grace, and mercy to mankind, abhors the cruel.

Men met each other with erected look, The steps were higher that they took; Friends to congratulate their friends made haste, And long inveterate foes saluted as they pass'd.

Accurst ambition, how dearly I have bought you.

For mysterious things of faith, rely on the proponent, Heaven's authority.