Waning moons their settled periods keep, to swell the billows and ferment the deep.
Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.
We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull.
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.