Sooner mayest thou trust thy pocket to a pickpocket than give loyal friendship to the man who boasts of eyes to the heart never mounts in dew! Only when man weeps he should be alone, not because tears are weak, but they should be secret. Tears are akin to prayer,--Pharisees parade prayers, imposters parade tears.

The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.

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

A pipe is the fountain of contemplation, the source of pleasure, the companion of the wise; and the man who smokes, thinks like a philosopher and acts like a Samaritan.

In belief lies the secret of all valuable exertion.

The heart of a girl is like a convent--the holier the cloister, the more charitable the door.

Poets alone are sure of immortality; they are the truest diviners of nature.