George Lillo
Truth is truth, though from an enemy, and spoken in malice.Collection: Truth
There's sure no passion in the human soul, But finds its food in music.Collection: Passion
A noble birth and fortune, though they make not a bad man good, yet they are a real advantage to a worthy one and place his virtues in a fairer light.Collection: Real
When gratitude o'erflows the swelling heart, and breathes in free and uncorrupted praise for benefits received, propitious heaven takes such acknowledgment as fragrant incense, and doubles all its blessings.Collection: Gratitude
The firmest purpose of a woman's heart to well-timed, artful flattery may yield.Collection: Heart