I have taken pride in others, never in myself.

What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances

Continued work and application form my soul's nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Other pleasures fail us or wound us while they charm, but the pen we take up rejoicing and lay down with satisfaction, for it has the power to advantage not only its lord and master, but many others as well, even though they be far away - sometimes, indeed, though they be not born for thousands of years to come.

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.

Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.