Be thankful that your lot has fallen on times when, though there may be many evil tongues and exasperated spirits, there are none who have fire and fagot at command.
Robert SoutheyAffliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom he loves.
Robert SoutheyOur restlessness in this world seems to indicate that we are intended for a better. We have all of us a longing after happiness; and surely the Creator will gratify all the natural desires he has implanted in us.
Robert Southey