He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours.

Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful.

Death hath a thousand doors to let out life.

As the index tells us the contents of stories and directs to the particular chapter, even so does the outward habit and superficial order of garments (in man or woman) give us a taste of the spirit, and demonstratively point (as it were a manual note from the margin) all the internal quality of the soul; and there cannot be a more evident, palpable, gross manifestation of poor, degenerate, dunghilly blood and breeding than a rude, unpolished, disordered, and slovenly outside.

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.

The over curious are not over wise.