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

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

alas! there is no casting anchor in the stream of time!

A woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head.

Love and enthusiasm are always ridiculous, when not reciprocated by their objects.

A beautiful woman without fixed principles may be likened to those fair but rootless flowers which float in streams, driven by every breeze.

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.