Enlarge my life with multitude of days, In health, in sickness, thus the suppliant prays; Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know, That life protracted is protracted woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy.

Human happiness has always its abatements; the brightest sunshine of success is not without a cloud.

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

He that teaches us anything which we knew not before is undoubtedly to be reverenced as a master.

We seldom require more to the happiness of the present hour than to surpass him that stands next before us.

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent in parliament, has, for himself, neither hope nor fear, neither kindness nor resentment, but refers every thing to the common interest