"Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords."

"Hope itself is a species of happiness, and perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords."

"Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people."

"Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world."

"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."

"It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done."

"Rules too soft are seldomly followed; rules too harsh are seldomly executed."

"What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time?"

"What we do is less than a drop in the ocean. But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something."

"Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are."

"He who feels no compassion will become insane."

"People are like stained glass windows; they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within."