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.

Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.

It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.

A genuine passion is like a mountain stream; it admits of no impediment; it cannot go backward; it must go forward.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

The legitimate aim of criticism is to direct attention to the excellent. The bad will dig its own grave, and the imperfect may safely be left to that final neglect from which no amount of present undeserved popularity can rescue it.