I study much, and the more I study, the oftener I go back to those first principles which are so simple that childhood itself can lisp them.

It is a little stream, which flows softly, but freshens everything along its course.

Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies.

If grief is to be mitigated, it must either wear itself out or be shared.

Happiness and Virtue clasp hands and walk together.

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

Feeling loves a subdued light.