There are proud men of so much delicacy that it almost conceals their pride, and perfectly excuses it.

Merit has rarely risen of itself, but a pebble or a twig is often quite sufficient for it to spring from to the highest ascent. There is usually some baseness before there is any elevation.

Fancy is imagination in her youth and adolescence. Fancy is always excursive; imagination, not seldom, is sedate.

The religion of Christ is peace and good-will,--the religion of Christendom is war and ill-will.

Cruelty is the highest pleasure to the cruel man; it is his love.

When the mind loses its feeling for elegance, it grows corrupt and groveling, and seeks in the crowd what ought to be found at home.

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.