George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
Of all the kind of pains, the greatest pain is to love and to love in vain.Collection: Love
Of all the plagues with which the world is curst, Of every ill, a woman is the worst.Collection: World
Happy the man, of mortals happiest he, Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free; Whom neither hopes deceive, nor fears torment, But lives at peace, within himself content; In thought, or act, accountable to none But to himself, and to the gods alone.Collection: Men
There is no heaven like mutual love.Collection: Sweet
Patience is the virtue of an ass, who treads beneath his burden and complains not.Collection: Patience
Who to a woman trusts his peace of mind, Trusts a frail bark, with a tempestuous wind.Collection: Peace
Marriage the happiest bond of love might be, If hands were only joined when hearts agree.Collection: Love
Beauty should be kind, as well as charm.Collection: Beauty
Shall Nature, erring from her first command, self-preservation, fall by her own hand?Collection: Suicide
O Love! thou bane of the most generous souls! Thou doubtful pleasure, and thou certain pain.Collection: Love
The radiant sun sends from above ten thousand blessings down, nor is he set so high for show alone.Collection: Blessing