Dishonesty is a forsaking of permanent for temporary advantages.

Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.

The best evidence of merit is a cordial recognition of it whenever and wherever it may be found.

Intellectually, as politically, the direction of all true progress is towards greater freedom, and along an endless succession of ideas.

Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.

The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.

Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.