The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.

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.

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

The nearest approximation to an understanding of life is to feel it--to realize it to the full--to be a profound and inscrutable mystery.

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

It is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.