Punctuality is a virtue, If you don't mind being lonely.

What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than wealth, beauty, or talent; they will more than supply all.

In other countries poverty is a misfortune - with us it is a crime.

The great secrets of being courted are, to shun others, and seem delighted with yourself.

The astronomer who catalogues the stars cannot add one atom to the universe; the poet can call an universe from the atom.

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

Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.