First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

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.

Inspiration must find answering inspiration.

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.

Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself.

Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.