Isolation breeds conceit.

Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind.

A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend-"just as good as the real.

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.

One discovers a friend by chance, and cannot but feel regret that 20 or 30 years of life may have been spent without the least knowledge of him.

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one

Hoe while it is spring, and enjoy the best anticipations. It is not much matter if things do not turn out well.