The spot of ground on which a man has stood is forever interesting to him.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

Looking forward into an empty year strikes one with a certain awe, because one finds therein no recognition. The years behind have a friendly aspect, and they are warmed by the fires we have kindled, and all their echoes are the echoes of our own voices.

To-day is always different from yesterday.

Men praise poverty, as the African worships Mumbo Jumbo--from terror of the malign power, and a desire to propitiate at.

A thought may be very commendable as a thought, but I value it chiefly as a window through which I can obtain insight on the thinker.

To have to die is a distinction of which no man is proud.