Exquisite beauty resides rather in the female form than face, where it is also more lasting.
Thou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold.
Radicalism is but the desperation of logic.
If God is thy father, human beings are thy brothers and sisters.
The loss of a mother is always keenly felt, even if her health be such as to incapacitate her from taking an active part in the care of the family. She is the sweet rallying-point for affection, obedience, and a thousand tendernesses. Dreary the blank when she is withdrawn!
True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.