Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is amongst them the gentler fire of the ruby, there is the rich purple of the amethyst, there is the sea-green of the emerald, and all shining together in an indescribable union. Others, by an excessive heightening of their hues equal all the colours of the painter, others the flame of burning brimstone, or of a fire quickened by oil.

Truth comes out in wine.

Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.

Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

On a farm the best fertilizer is the master's eye.

Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.