The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.

The purer the golden vessel, the more readily is it bent; the higher worth of woman is sooner lost than that of man.

Each departed friend is a magnet that attracts us to the next world.

Nothing is more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face.

Never write on a subject without first having read yourself full on it; and never read on a subject till you have thought yourself hungry on it.

The German language is the organ among the languages.

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it.