The veil which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy.

A mind once cultivated will not lie fallow for half an hour.

Art employs method for the symmetrical formation of beauty, as science employs it for the logical exposition of truth; but the mechanical process is, in the last, ever kept visibly distinct, while in the first it escapes from sight amid the shows of color and the curves of grace.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature the oldest.

Evening is the delight of virtuous age; it seems an emblem of the tranquil close of busy life--serene, placid, and mild, with the impress of its great Creator stamped upon it; it spreads its quiet wings over the grave, and seems to promise that all shall be peace beyond it.

Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.

Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.