Words express neither objects nor ourselves.

Nothing is good for a nation but that which arises from its own core and its own general wants, without apish imitation of another.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

Are we not also married to conscience which we would love to get rid of often enough since it is more bothersome than a man or a woman ever could become?

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.

Stupidity is without anxiety.