Call not that man wretched, who whatever else he suffers as to pain inflicted, or pleasure denied, has a child for whom he hopes and on whom he doats.

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment.

General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree to its leaves.

Tranquillity! thou better name Than all the family of Fame.

As it must not, so genius cannot be lawless; for it is even that constitutes its genius - the power of acting creatively under laws of its own origination.

Heart-chilling superstition! thou canst glaze even Pity's eye with her own frozen tear.

Alas! they had been friends in youth; but whispering tongues can poison truth.