Mighty of heart, mighty of mind, magnanimous-to be this is indeed to be great in life.

He thinks by infection, catching an opinion like a cold.

Ornamentation is the principal part of architecture, considered as a subject of fine art.

God intends no man to live in this world without working, but it seems to me no less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work.

Childhood often holds a truth with its feeble finger, which the grasp of manhood cannot retain,--which it is the pride of utmost age to recover.

Genius is only a superior power of seeing.

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