A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

A man's love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.

It is hard to conceive that the old, whose thoughts have been all thought out, should ever love to live alone. Solitude is surely for the young, who have time before them for the execution of schemes, and who can, therefore, take delight in thinking

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

Above all else, never think you're not good enough.

Fortune favors the brave; and the world certainly gives the most credit to those who are able to give an unlimited credit to themselves.

When a man wants to write a book full of unassailable facts, he always goes to the British Museum.