God could cause us considerable embarrassment by revealing all the secrets of nature to us: we should not know what to do for sheer apathy and boredom.

If all these devils really exist it proves there must be angels, too.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.

A well-bred carriage is difficult to imitate; for in strictness it is negative, and it implies a long-continued previous training.

No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man will, indeed, often see and judge the same things differently on different occasions: early convictions must give way to more mature ones. Nevertheless, may not the opinions that a man holds and expresses withstand all trials, if he only remains true to himself and others?

He is the happiest man who can see the connection between the end and the beginning of life.