The time never lies heavy upon him; it is impossible for him to be alone.

To this end, nothing is to be more carefully consulted than plainness. In a lady's attire this is the single excellence; for to be what some people call fine, is the same vice, in that case, as to be florid is in writing or speaking.

Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacence, if they discover none of the like in themselves.

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, in wonder, love and praise.

Cleanliness may be defined to be the emblem of purity of mind.

Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.