Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

God hands gifts to some, whispers them to others.

Laws are the silent assessors of God.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

Willmott, the English essayist, says poetry is the natural religion of literature.

A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best one.

Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.