In the homes of America are born the children of America; and from them go out into American life, American men and women. They go out with the stamp of these homes upon them; and only as these homes are what they should be, will they be what they should be.

The temple of art is built in words.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

Character lives in a man, reputation outside of him.

Blessed is that man who knows his own distaff and has found his own spindle.

Joys divided are increased.

A fit of anger is as fatal to dignity as a dose of arsenic is to life.