But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.

Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.

How, like a moth, the simple maid Still plays around the flame!

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.

Shall ignorance of good and ill Dare to direct the eternal will? Seek virtue, and of that possest, To Providence resign the rest.

Can love be controll'd by advice?