Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

A mercantile democracy may govern long and widely; a mercantile aristocracy cannot stand.

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

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

Nations, like individuals, interest us in their growth.

Politeness is not always a sign of wisdom; but the want of it always leaves room for a suspicion of folly, if folly and imprudence are the same.