Truth is sensitive and jealous of the least encroachment upon its sacredness.

Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.

No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train.

The less routine the more life.

The best teachers don't allow their own personal views to influence their teaching.

There is virtue in country houses, in gardens and orchards, in fields, streams and groves, in rustic recreations and plain manners, that neither cities nor universities enjoy.

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.