One man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and the other with a wooden ladle.

Fear guides more to their duty than gratitude; for one man who is virtuous from the love of virtue, from the obligation he thinks he lies under to the Giver of all, there are ten thousand who are good only from their apprehension of punishment.

Taste is the power of relishing or rejecting whatever is offered for the entertainment of the imagination.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A volcano may be considered as a cannon of immense size.

One man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and the other with a wooden ladle.

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.