... she, that will with kittens jest, Should bear a kitten's joke.

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is ever uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all times, in the wide spreading current of sound; that not a prayer is lisped, that its record is not to be found st

Good sense, good health, good conscience, and good fame,--all these belong to virtue, and all prove that virtue has a title to your love.

A teacher should be sparing of his smile.

The art of poetry is to touch the passions, and its duty to lead them on the side of virtue.

In indolent vacuity of thought.

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.