True poets, like great artists, have scarcely any childhood, and no old age.

Friendship is like those ancient altars where the unhappy, and even the guilty, found a sure asylum.

The most culpable of the excesses of Liberty is the harm she does herself.

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.

There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all.

Poor humanity!--so dependent, so insignificant, and yet so great.

To have ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.