He only who gave life has a power over it.

A departure from the truth was hardly ever known to be a single one.

Those who can least bear a jest upon themselves, will be most diverted with one passed on others.

Vast is the field of Science... the more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know.

We have nothing to do, but to choose what is right, to be steady in the pursuit of it, and leave the issue to Providence.

What pity that Religion and Love, which heighten our relish for the things of both worlds, should ever run the human heart into enthusiasm, superstition, or uncharitableness!

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.