Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
[My kitten] is dressed in a tortoise-shell suit, and I know you will delight in her.
O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.