That man will never be a perfect gentleman who lives only with gentlemen. To be a man of the world we must view that world in every grade and in every perspective.

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Trees that, like the poplar, lift upward all their boughs, give no shade and no shelter, whatever their height. Trees the most lovingly shelter and shade us, when, like the willow, the higher soar their summits, the lower drop their boughs.

Money is a terrible blab; she will betray the secrets of her owner, whatever he do to gag her. His virtues will creep out in her whisper; his vices she will cry aloud at the top of her tongue.

When one is in a good sound rage, it is astonishing how calm one can be.

Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.

Earnestness is the best gift of mental power, and deficiency of heart is the cause of many men never becoming great.