As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.

A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties...and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.

Marvelous is the power which can be exercised, almost unconsciously, over a company, or an individual, or even upon a crowd by one person gifted with good temper, good digestion, good intellects, and good looks.

After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.