When a woman hath ceased to be quite the same to us, it matters little how different she becomes.

I warmed both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart.

Old trees in their living state are the only things that money cannot command.

We may receive so much light as not to see, and so much philosophy as to be worse than foolish.

Experience is our only teacher both in war and peace.

There is a desire of property in the sanest and best men, which Nature seems to have implanted as conservative of her works, and which is necessary to encourage and keep alive the arts.

The vain poet is of the opinion that nothing of his can be too much: he sends to you basketful after basketful of juiceless fruit, covered with scentless flowers.