Destiny bears us to our lot, and destiny is perhaps our own will.

Beauty and health are the chief sources of happiness.

We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow.

Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.

I see before me the statue of a celebrated minister, who said that confidence was a plant of slow growth. But I believe, however gradual may be the growth of confidence, that of credit requires still more time to arrive at maturity.

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ and uncounted nations sink down to pray.

It shows you exactly how a star is formed; nothing else can be so pretty! A cluster of vapor, the cream of the milky way, a sort of celestial cheese, churned into light.