There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth.

I found Uriah reading a great fat book, with such demonstrative attention, that his lank forefinger followed up every line as he read, and made clammy tracks along the page (or so I fully believed) like a snail.

Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their songs from the shady trees; the lark soared high above the waving corn; and the deep buzz of insects filled the air.

Discipline must be maintained.

Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we'd give blood.

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .