Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

It is odd to consider the connection between despotism and barbarity, and how the making one person more than man makes the rest less.

There is no defence against reproach, but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.

There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.

E'en the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, and trodden weeds send out a rich perfume.

The head has the most beautiful appearance, as well as the highest station, in a human figure.

The schoolboy counts the time till the return of the holidays; the minor longs to be of age; the lover is impatient till he is married.