Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
The lover is made happier by his love than the object of his affection.
When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it.
The blazing evidence of immortality is our dissatisfaction with any other solution.