Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds.
Equanimity is the gem in virtue's chaplet, and St. Sweetness the loveliest in her calendar.
A work of real merit finds favor at last.
Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression
Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself.
My favorite books have a personality and complexion as distinctly drawn as if the author's portrait were framed into the paragraphs and smiled upon me as I read his illustrated pages.