Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.

Too young for woe, though not for tears.

The Englishman is too apt to neglect the present good in preparing against the possible evil.

It is worthy to note, that the early popularity of Washington was not the result of brilliant achievement nor signal success; on the contrary, it rose among trials and reverses, and may almost be said to have been the fruit of defeat.

The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.

No man knows what the wife of his bosom is until he has gone with her through the fiery trials of this world.

To occupy an inch of dusty shelf-to have the title of their works read now and then in a future age by some drowsy churchman or casual straggler, and in another age to be lost, even to remembrance. Such is the amount of boasted immortality.