The more a man desirous to pass at a value above his worth can contrast, by dignified silence, the garrulity of trivial minds, the more the world will give him credit for the wealth which he does not possess.

Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

Toil to some is happiness, and rest to others. This man can only breathe in crowds, and that man only in solitudes.

There's no weapon that slays its victim so surely (if well aimed) as praise.

You know There are moments when silence, prolonged and unbroken, More expressive may be than all words ever spoken.

In one of the Welsh counties is a small village called A-----. It is somewhat removed from the high road, and is, therefore, but little known to those luxurious amateurs of the picturesque, who view nature through the windows of a carriage and four.