Would any thing but a madman complain of uncertainty? Uncertainty and expectation are joys of life; security is an insipid thing; and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.
Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
I am always of the opinion with the learned, if they speak first.
Love's but a frailty of the mind, When 'tis not with ambition joined.
Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds.
There are times when sense may be unseasonable, as well as truth.