Thou hast had thty day, old dame, but thy sun has long been set. Thou art now the very emblem of an old warhorse turned out on the barren heath; thou hast had thy paces in thy time, but now a broken amble is the best of them.

The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

Mankind — the race would perish did they cease to aid each other.

The rose is fairest when 't is budding new, And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears. The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew, And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.