A ruin should always be protected but never repaired - thus may we witness full the lingering legacies of the past.

A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.

Mystery has great charms for womanhood.

The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.

We often praise the evening clouds, And tints so gay and bold, But seldom think upon our God, Who tinged these clouds with gold.

The will to do, the soul to dare..

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.