The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered.

A German writer observes: "The noblest characters only show themselves in their real light. All others act comedy with their fellow-men even unto the grave.

Men who would persecute others for religious opinions, prove the errors of their own.

Calumny is the offspring of Envy.

Heaven sends us misfortunes as a moral tonic.

The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.