It Is Easy To Flatter;

Joys Are Our Wings, Sorrows Our Spurs.

The Darkness Of Death Is Like The Evening Twilight; It Makes All Objects Appear More Lovely To The Dying.

Never Write On A Subject Without First Having Read Yourself Full On It; And Never Read On A Subject Till You Have Thought Yourself Hungry On It.

How Narrow Our Souls Become When Absorbed In Any Present Good Or Ill! It Is Only The Thought Of The Future That Makes Them Great.

Strong Characters Are Brought Out By Change Of Situation, And Gentle Ones By Permanence.