the tea-hour is the hour of peace ... strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second only to the purring of a cat.

It is impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning.

In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that failures are not faults! Now we are taught from infancy that we must rise or fall upon our own merits; that vigilance wins success, and incapacity means ruin

Every true American likes to think in terms of thousands and millions. The word 'million' is probably the most pleasure-giving vocable in the language.

We are tethered to our kind, and may as well join hands in the struggle.

A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.