The trouble with men of sense is that they are so dreadfully in earnest all the while.

It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that he muses upon.

The selection of a subject is to the author what choice of position is to the general,--once skilfully determined, the battle is already half won. Of a few writers it may be said that they are popular in despite of their subjects--but of a great many more it may be observed that they are popular because of them.

Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most favorable to enjoyment, in a vigorous, fortunate, and generous life, is that between forty and sixty.

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

We may learn from children how large a part of our grievances is imaginary. But the pain is just as real.