When I married Humphrey I made up my mind to like sermons, and I set out by liking the end very much. That soon spread to the middle and the beginning, because I couldn't have the end without them.

In the man whose childhood has known caresses and kindness, there is always a fiber of memory that can be touched to gentle issues.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

To the receptive soul the river of life pauseth not, nor is diminished.

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be run away with. We must keep the reins.

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.