Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

You behold a range of exhausted volcanoes. Not a flame flickers on a single pallid crest.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.