A birthday is a good time to begin a new; throwing away the old habits, as you would old clothes, and never putting them again.

Every sin provokes its punishment.

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man.

Who loves a garden, still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvests reaps.

Our favorites are few; since only what rises from the heart reaches it, being caught and carried on the tongues of men wheresoever love and letters journey.

Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.

Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and itinerary along with him.