Pleasure is like a cordial - a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.

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

Grief is, of all the passions, the one that is the most ingenious and indefatigable in finding food for its own subsistence.

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

Happiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth-few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the search after it is rarely rewarded by the discovery, but there is an admirable substitute for it... a contented spirit.

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.

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.