A man never so beautifully shows his own strength as when he respects a woman's softness.

After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than in any other gown in the world.

A piece of simple goodness--a letter gushing from the heart; a beautiful unstudied vindication of the worth and untiring sweetness of human nature--a record of the invulnerability of man, armed with high purpose, sanctified by truth.

A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend. A book — the unfailing Damon to his loving Pythias. A book that — at a touch — pours its heart into our own.

I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family.

Quality, not quantity, is my measure.

Virtue is a beautiful thing in woman when they don't go about with it like a child with a drum making all sorts of noise with it.