Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.

Heaven is for those who think of it.

Children must be rendered reasonable, but not reasoners. The first thing to teach them is that it is reasonable for them to obey, and unreasonable for them to dispute.

Only just the right quantum of wit should be put into a book; in conversation a little excess is allowable.

There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work.

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

Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety.