“In one room, silently, lover looks upon lover,
And thinks the air is fire.”

“The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.”

“Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old.”

“Why to mute fish should'st thou thyself discover
And not to me, thy no less silent lover?”

“In every heart there is a room,
A sanctuary safe and strong,
To heal the wounds from lovers past,
Until a new one comes along”

“It is the nature of extreme self-lovers, as they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs.”

“Her breath a warm fire
In every lovers heart
A mistress to magicians
And a dancer to the gods”

“A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress.”

“There is some wisdom in taking a gloomy view, in looking upon the world as a kind of Hell, and in confining one's efforts to securing a little room that shall not be exposed to the fire.”

“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”