Vain fear! yet who that boasts a heart to feel,
An eye to pity, would that fear reprove?
They only who are cursed with breasts of steel
Can mock the foibles of surviving love.”
Eyes of the Mind.
Objects are but bright and happy as the eyes of the mind see them; with a vision clouded or unclouded by its secret shadow.
Philosophy.
La Philosophie triomphe aisément des maux passés et des maux à venir; mais les maux présens triomphent d’elle.