Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular.

A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.

Memory seldom fails when its office is to show us the tombs of our buried hopes.

The future: A consolation for those who have no other.

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.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers