There never appear more than five or six men of genius in an age, but if they were united the world could not stand before them.

A college joke to cure the dumps.

Vision is seeing the invisible.

In like manner, the disbelief of a Divine Providence renders a man uncapable of holding any public station; for, since kings avow themselves to be the deputies of Providence.

A favor is half granted, when graciously refused.

There seems to be no part of knowledge in fewer hands than that of discerning when to have done.

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder.