It is not worth while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar.

The forests are held cheap after the white pine has been culled out; and the explorers and hunters pray for rain only to clear theatmosphere of smoke.

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated.

There are two classes of men called poets. The one cultivates life, the other art,... one satisfies hunger, the other gratifies the palate.

Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness.

A man has not seen a thing who has not felt it.

It is remarkable that almost all speakers and writers feel it to be incumbent on them, sooner or later, to prove or acknowledge the personality of God. Some Earl of Bridgewater, thinking it better late than never, has provided for it in his will. It is a sad mistake.