Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.
Debate is angular, conversation circular and radiant of the underlying unity.
The more one endeavors to sound the depths of his ignorance the deeper the chasm appears.
Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.
Genius--the free and harmonious play of all the faculties of a human being.
Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture.