Gentle feelings produce profoundly beneficial effects upon stern natures. It is the spring rain which melts the ice-covering of the earth, and causes it to open to the beams of heaven.

The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.

People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is.

The human heart is like heaven; the more angels the more room.

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

These Americans believe that everything is possible.