It is folly to seek the approbation of any being besides the Supreme.

The intelligence of affection is carried on by the eye only; good-breeding has made the tongue falsify the heart, and act a part of continued restraint, while nature has preserved the eyes to herself, that she may not be disguised or misrepresented.

Devotion, when it does not lie under the check of reason, is apt to degenerate into enthusiasm.

The end of a man's life is often compared to the winding up of a well written play, where the principal persons still act in character, whatever the fate in which they undergo.

Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn.

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind

The peacock in all his pride does not display half the colors that appear in the garments of a British lady when she is dressed.