That quiet mutual gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest or refuge from a great weariness or a great danger-not to be interfered with by speech or action which would distract the sensations from the fresh enjoyment of repose.

Genius is the capacity for receiving and improving by discipline.

I am not imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean.

The tale of the Divine Pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity.

Don't let us rejoice in punishment, even when the hand of God alone inflicts it. The best of us are but poor wretches, just saved from shipwreck. Can we feel anything but awe and pity when we see a fellow-passenger swallowed by the waves?

Family likeness has often a deep sadness in it.

I carry my unwritten poems in cipher on my face!