The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have been accomplished by their wisest forethought.

To be happy is not the purpose for which you are placed in this world.

The best that we can do for one another is to exchange our thoughts freely; and that, after all, is about all.

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.

Men think to mend their condition by a change of circumstances. They might as well hope to escape from their shadows.

We live merely on the crust or rind of things.

The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have been accomplished by their wisest forethought.