What has a man's face to do with his character? Can a man of good character help having a disagreeable face?.

He loved the soothing hour, when the last tints of light die away; when the stars, one by one, tremble through æther, and are reflected on the dark m….

Ignorance of true pleasure more frequently than temptation to that which is false, leads to vice..

It is dismal coming home, when there is nobody to welcome one!.

To discover depravity in those whom we have loved, is one of the most exquisite tortures to a virtuous mind, and the conviction is often rejected bef….

Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow..

Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions..

The refreshing pleasure from the first view of nature, after the pain of illness, and the confinement of a sick-chamber, is above the conceptions, as….

There are some few instances in which it is virtuous to disobey..

Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult..

When justice happens to oppose prejudice, we are apt to believe it virtuous to disobey her..

I tasted too what was called the sweet of revenge - but it was transient, it expired even with the object, that provoked it..

To a generous mind few circumstances are more afflicting than a discovery of perfidy in those whom we have trusted..

There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children..

What is acquired without labor is seldom worth acquiring at all..

What are riches - grandeur - health itself, to the luxury of a pure conscience, the health of the soul; - and what the sufferings of poverty, disappo….

Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object o….

Vanity often produces unreasonable alarm..

There is something in the ardour and ingenousness of youth, which is particularly pleasing to the contemplation of an old man, if his feelings have n….

When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears..

Never will I give my hand where my heart does not accompany it..