Pity, though it may often relieve, is but, at best, a short-lived passion, and seldom affords distress more than transitory assistance; with some it scarce lasts from the first impulse till the hand can be put into the pocket.

So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little great men; all fancying themselves known to the rest of the world, and complimenting each other upon their extensive reputation.

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.

To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art.

Our pleasures are short, and can only charm at intervals; love is a method of protraction our greatest pleasure.

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.