I respect the truth too much to drag it out on every occasion.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

I don't know why it should be, I am sure; but the sight of another man asleep in bed when I am up, maddens me.

Weather in towns is like a skylark in a counting-house-out of place and in the way.

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct, and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow.