Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.

Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.

How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars.

Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind.

To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.

Many a blessing has been recognized too late.