The Life Of A Scholar Seldom Abounds

Man Seems The Only Growth That Dwindles Here.

We May Affirm Of Mr. Buffon, That Which Has Been Said Of The Chemists Of Old; Though He May Have Failed In Attaining His Principal Aim, Of Establishing A Theory, Yet He Has Brought Together Such A Multitude Of Facts Relative To The History Of The Earth, And The Nature Of Its Fossil Productions, That Curiosity Finds Ample Compensation, Even While It Feels The Want Of Conviction.

There Is Unspeakable Pleasure Attending The Life Of A Voluntary Student.

Ceremonies Are Different In Every Country, But True Politeness Is Everywhere The Same.

Alas! The Joys That Fortune Brings Are Trifling, And Decay, And Those Who Prize The Trifling Things, More Trifling Still Than They.