Good humor is the sunshine of the mind.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

Curse away! And let me tell thee, Beausant, a wise proverb The Arabs have,-"Curses are like young chickens, And still come home to roost."

It is a glorious fever, desire to know.

To judge human character rightly, a man may sometimes have very small experience, provided he has a very large heart.

The poet in prose or verse - the creator - can only stamp his images forcibly on the page in proportion as he has forcibly felt, ardently nursed, and long brooded over them.

Patience is a good palfrey, and will carry us a long day.