The old lose one of the greatest privileges of man, for they are no longer judged by their contemporaries.

The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

Waste not a day in vain digression; with resolute, courageous trust seek every possible impression and make it firmly your posession you'll then work on because you must.

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but not for a serious-minded man to marry a lighthearted woman.

In politics people throw themselves, as on a sickbed, from one side to the other in the belief they will lie more comfortably.

A purpose you impart is no longer your own.

To know of someone here and there whom we accord with, who is living on with us, even in silence - - this makes our earthly ball a peopled garden.