The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.

Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero and the man complete.

Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.

Hope calculates its scenes for a long and durable life; presses forward to imaginary points of bliss; and grasps at impossibilities; and consequently very often ensnares men into beggary, ruin and dishonor.

Music is the only sensual gratification which mankind may indulge in to excess without injury to their moral or religious feelings.

The moral perfections of the Deity, the more attentively, we consider, the more perfectly still shall we know them.

The post of honour is a private station.