A quiet conscience makes one so serene.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.
O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bark of vapour.
I cannot conceive why people will always mix up my own character and opinions with those of the imaginary beings which, as a poet, I have the right and liberty to draw.
History - the devil's scripture
Parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new colour as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till-'t is gone, and all is gray.