Divine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.
Tis curious that we only believe as deeply as we live.
This very certain that each man carries in his eye the exact indication of his rank in the immense scale of men, and we are always learning to read it. A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.
Good criticism is very rare and always precious.
O Lord! Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy.
It seems as if the day was not wholly profane in which we have given heed to some natural object.