Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend.

He who attempts to do all will waste his life in doing little.

Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.

Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favour.

A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city.

Terrestrial happiness is of short duration. The brightness of the flame is wasting its fuel; the fragrant flower is passing away in its own odors.

For life affords no higher pleasure, than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. He that labours in any great or laudable undertaking, has his fatigues first supported by hope, and afterwards rewarded by joy... To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.