The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.

And what am I to do on the occasion? -- It seems an hopeless business.

Grant us peace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to deserve to be heard.

The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you have lived to my age, you will begin to think letters are never worth going through the rain for.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.