Nothing marks the change from the city to the country so much as the absence of grinding noises. The country is never silent. But its sounds are separate, distinct, and as it were, articulate.

To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.

Whoever makes home seem to the young dearer and more happy, is a public benefactor.

I know it is more agreeable to walk upon carpets than to lie upon dungeon floors, I know it is pleasant to have all the comforts and luxuries of civilization; but he who cares only for these things is worth no more than a butterfly, contented and thoughtless, upon a morning flower; and who ever thought of rearing a tombstone to a last summer's butterfly?

Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.

Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.

A babe is a mother's anchor.