Fear loves the idea of danger.

A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of all excellence; when firmly fixed on the memory, they nourish the will.

Genuinely good remarks surprise their author as well as his audience.

You want to talk to someone; first open your ears.

The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color; there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.

The evening of a well spent youth brings it's lamps with it.

All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so.