Many men want wealth,--not a competence alone, but a live-story competence. Everything subserves this; and religion they would like as a sort of lightning-rod to their houses, to ward off by and by the bolts of Divine wrath.

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.

Weak minds may be injured by novel-reading; but sensible people find both amusement and instruction therein.

What is the disposition which makes men rejoice in good bargains? There are few people who will not be benefited by pondering over the morals of shopping.

The more sincere we are in our belief, as a rule, the less demonstrative we are.

Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost.

Precise knowledge is the only true knowledge, and he who does not teach exactly, does not teach at all.