The vulgar great are comprehended and adored, because they are in reality on the same moral plane with those who admire; but he who deserves the higher reverence must himself convert the worshipper. Lord Houghton.
The vulgar keep no account of your hits, but of your misses. Pr.
The wail of grief is more sympathetic than the shout of triumph. C. Fitzhugh.
The walking of man and all animals is a falling forward. Emerson.
The want of belief is a defect which ought to 15 be concealed when it cannot be overcome. Swift.
The want of occupation is no less the plague of society than of solitude. Rousseau.
The want of perception is a defect which all the virtues of the heart cannot supply. Thoreau.
The warl'ly race may riches chase, / And riches still may flee them; / And though at last they catch them fast, / Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them. Burns.
The watchful mother tarries nigh, / Though sleep has clos'd her infant's eye. Keble.
The way in which we form our ideas gives 20 character to our minds. Rousseau.