There is no beauty like that which was spoiled by an accident; no accomplishments and graces are so to be envied as those that circumstances rudely hindered the development of.

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

Isolation breeds conceit.

Hoeing in the garden on a bright, soft May day, when you are not obligated to, is nearly equal to the delight of going trouting.

Nature is entirely indifferent to any reform. She perpetuates a fault as persistently as a virtue.

Nothing shows one who his friends are like prosperity and ripe fruit.

A well known American writer said once that, while everybody talked about the weather, nobody seemed to do anything about it.