“ Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship. ”

“ Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity. ”

“ Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. ”

“ The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller. ”

“ None can love freedom heartily, but good men the rest love not freedom, but licence. ”

“ When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for. ”

“ Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth. ”