How many wars have been caused by fits of indigestion, and how many more dynasties have been upset by the love of woman than by the hate of man?

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

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.

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.

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled to call our ancestors barbarous.

There was never a nation that became great until it came to the knowledge that it had nowhere in the world to go for help.

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