The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.

To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world.

It is difficult to be emphatic when no one is emphatic on the other side.

The stranger who receives the rare gift of human kindness holds its value in his heart forever.

A garden is an awful responsibility. You never know what you may be aiding to grow in it.

The most popular persons are those who take the world as it is who find the least fault.

Memory has the singular characteristic of recalling in a friend absent, as in a journey long past, only that which is agreeable.