I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.

A loving maiden grows unconsciously more bold.

A scholar knows no boredom.

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed and gratefully appreciated, they must be interrupted so the person can see that not having them is not as good as having them.

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe.

As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity.

There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul tread of some brutal hoof.