The objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot.
Those who can command themselves command others.
Cowardice is not synonymous with prudence. It often happens that the better part of discretion is valor.
Time,--the most independent of all things.
Envy is littleness of soul.
Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power.