As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can't abide to disappoint myself.

All the bloomy flush of life is fled.

And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.

Titles and mottoes to books are like escutcheons and dignities in the hands of a king. The wise sometimes condescend to accept of them; but none but a fool would imagine them of any real importance. We ought to depend upon intrinsic merit, and not the slender helps of the title.

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar.

Unequal combinations are always disadvantageous to the weaker side.

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around.