Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
Repose without stagnation is the state most favorable to happiness. "The great felicity of life," says Seneca, "is to be without perturbations.
Activity and sadness are incompatible.
A mother is the best friend God ever gave.
The light in the world comes principally from two sources,-the sun, and the student's lamp.
The greatest events of an age are its best thoughts. Thought finds its way into action.