Great events have sent before them their announcements.

What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?

Even in dreams doing good is not wasted.

Tis not where we lie but whence we fell; the loss of Heaven's the greatest pain in Hell.

No windows give a better view than those a man brings with him in his head, not asking for tickets of admission, since at all functions, festivals, or feasts he looks out with the same nice self-composure.

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.

The dower of great beauty has always been misfortune, since happiness and beauty do not agree together.