Our ideals are our better selves.

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.

Equanimity is the gem in virtue's chaplet, and St. Sweetness the loveliest in her calendar.

One does not see his thought distinctly till it is reflected in the image of another's.

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

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

The wisest and best are repulsive, if they are characterized by repulsive manners. Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little, and has great purchasing power.