Variety is a positive requisite even in the character of our food.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

... A power of obtaining veracity in the representation of material and tangible things, which, within certain limits and conditions, is unimpeachable, has now been placed in the hands of all men, almost without labour. (1853)

Life is a magic vase filled to the brim, so made that you cannot dip from it nor draw from it; but it overflows into the hand that drops treasures into it. Drop in malice and it overflows hate; drop in charity and it overflows love.

Every great man is always being helped by everybody, for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

All traveling becomes dull in exact proportion to its rapidity.