Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.

In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.

I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence.

Prosperity's right hand is industry and her left hand is frugality.

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.

The eye of the mind, like that of the body, can only extend its view to new objects, by losing sight of those which are now before it.

Words too familiar, or too remote, defeat the purpose of a poet.