Those who live on vanity must not unreasonably expect to die of…

To act the part of a true friend requires more conscientious feeling than to fill with credit and complacency any other station or capacity in social life.

Life is not all incident; it has its intervals of thought, as well as action—of feeling—of endurance; and in order to reflect, and profit by these, it is sometimes necessary to sit down as it were upon the sand-hills of the desert, and …

To pomp or proud titles she ne'er did aspire, The damsel's of humble descent; The cottager, Peace, is well known for her sire, And shepherds have nam'd her Content.

Oft has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark.

Man is but one Link in the great Concatenation of Beings, and to ufurp an Authority over any other part of the Chain is indeed Pride, rank Pride, and Haughtiness of Soul.

There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place, There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile on Casey's face, And when responding to the cheers he lightly of his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt, 't was Casey at …