The richest minds need not large libraries.

Anger is the resentment of the animal, and gentle blood alone makes the gentleman.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

Genius--the free and harmonious play of all the faculties of a human being.

Time ripens the substance of a life as the seasons mellow and perfect its fruits. The best apples fall latest and keep longest.

The eyes have a property in things and territories not named in any title-deeds, and are the owners of our choicest possessions.

Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps.