There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it.

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.

I consider time as an in immense ocean, in which many noble authors are entirely swallowed up.

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 pleasant to see a notorious profligate seized with a concern for religion, and converting his spleen into zeal.

The pleasantest part of a man's life is generally that which passes in courtship, provided his passion be sincere, and the party beloved kind with discretion. Love, desire, hope, all the pleasing emotions of the soul, rise in the pursuit.

Men naturally warm and heady are transported with the greatest flush of good-nature.