Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

Nature delights in the most plain and simple diet.

Is it not wonderful, that the love of the parent should be so violent while it lasts and that it should last no longer than is necessary for the preservation of the young?

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.

Who rant by note, and through the gamut rage; in songs and airs express their martial fire; combat in trills, and in a fugue expire.

The gloomy months of November, when the people of England hang and drown themselves.

To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.