The love of science to rival the love of woman, in its depth and absorbing energy.

A few feathery flakes are scattered widely through the air, and hover downward with uncertain flight, now almost alighting on the earth, now whirled again aloft into remote regions of the atmosphere.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

Depending upon one another's hearts, ye had still hoped that virtue were not all a dream. Now are ye undeceived. Evil is the nature of mankind.

We do ourselves wrong, and too meanly estimate the holiness above us, when we deem that any act or enjoyment good in itself, is not good to do religiously.

It loves more readily than it hates.

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!