Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. |
A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator. |
Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid. |
The parson knows enough who knows a Duke. |
The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have past away. |
An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting. |
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees. |
Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay. |
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach. |
O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms? |
The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow. |
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. |
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will. |
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. |
God made the country, and man made the town. |
Absence of proof is not proof of absence. |