As I walk'd by myself, I talk'd to myself, And myself replied to me; And the questions myself then put to myself, With their answers I give to thee.
Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.
That thorny path, those stormy skies, have drawn our spirits nearer; and rendered us, by sorrow's ties, each to the other dearer.
No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man. 