Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait.
The teacher is like the candle which lights others in consuming itself.
Curses are like processions. They return to the place from which they came.
The perception of the beautiful is gradual, and not a lightning revelation; it requires not only time, but some study.
If country life be healthful to the body, it is no less so to the mind.
Husband and wife,--so much in common, how different in type! Such a contrast, and yet such harmony, strength and weakness blended together!