When Alexander had subdued the world, and wept that none were left to dispute his arms, his tears were an involuntary tribute to a monarchy that he k….

It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth..

Bright was the summer of 1296. The war which had desolated Scotland was then at an end..

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame..

In his fairy dreams of war [Thaddeus] always made conquest the sure end of his battles..

Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate..

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred hear….

We all know that a lie needs no other grounds, than the invention of the liar; and to take for granted as truth, all that is alleged against the fame….

A sincere acquaintance with ourselves teaches us humility; and from humility springs that benevolence which compassionates the transgressors we conde….

The doubts of love are never to be wholly overcome; they grow with its various anxieties, timidities, and tenderness, and are the very fruits of the ….

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.

I never yet heard man or woman much abused, that I was not inclined to think the better of them; and to transfer any suspicion or dislike, to the per….

Virtue, without the graces, is like a rich diamond unpolished--it hardly looks better than a common pebble; but when the hand of the master rubs off ….

He that easily believes rumors has the principle within him to augment rumors. It is strange to see the ravenous appetite with which some devourers o….

Goodness is equally hateful to the wicked, as vice is to the virtuous..

Don't live to please others. Don't think everyone else knows what's right or true. Listen to yourself, and be true to yourself. That way, no matter w….

National antipathy is the basest, because the most illiberal and illiterate of all prejudices..

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate..

Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire; we are attracted by the idea that this ….

Our griefs, as well as our joys, owe their strongest colors to our imaginations. There is nothing so grievous to be borne that pondering upon it will….

Yet happiness isn't something you chase, it's something you are. It's something you think, it's something you believe..