The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.

I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.

We cannot be guilty of a greater act of uncharitableness, than to interpret the afflictions which befall our neighbors as punishments and judgments.

It is impossible for authors to discover beauties in one another's works; they have eyes only for spots and blemishes.

The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but the natural effect, of a religious life.