Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.
Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful.
How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.
The soul is strong that trusts in goodness.
To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.
I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours.