The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can; and conquered they must be, or neither wisdom nor happiness can be attained: but those who are not yet subject to their influence may, by timely caution, preserve their freedom.

Your aspirations are your possibilities.

But though it cannot be reasonable not to gain happiness for fear of losing it, yet it must be confessed, that in proportion to the pleasure of possession, will be for some time our sorrow for the loss.

In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die.

Since life itself is uncertain, nothing which has life for its basis can boast much stability.

He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.