Date: 1760-1761, 1762
"Those storms may discompose in proportion as they are strong, or the mind is pliant to their impression."
preview | full record— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)
Date: 1760-1761, 1762
"YOUR last letters betray a mind seemingly fond of wisdom, yet tempested up by a thousand various passions."
preview | full record— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)
Date: November 19, 1793
"Like the blue firmament above us, our minds and fortunes are constantly changing. The sun that descends in glory amidst the serenity of an evening sky, frequently rises in the morning, through the gloom of clouds, and the rage of storms."
preview | full record— Boyd, Hugh (1746-1794)
Date: 1796
"It has nothing that can keep the mind erect under the gusts of adversity."
preview | full record— Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)