Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.
There is nothing in the whole world which abides. All things are in a state of ebb and flow, and every shadow passes away. Even time itself, like a river, is constantly gliding away .
Novelty in all things is charming.
God gave man an upright countenance to survey the heavens, and to look upward to the stars.
Although the power is lacking, the will is commendable.
What one beholds of a woman is the least part of her.