People are not soured by misfortune, but by the reception they meet with in it.
Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.
The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.
A great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it.
Weakness has its hidden resources, as well as strength. There is a degree of folly and meanness which we cannot calculate upon, and by which we are as much liable to be foiled as by the greatest ability or courage.
Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.