Those readiest to criticise are often least able to appreciate.

The dregs may stir themselves as they please; they fall back to the bottom by their own coarseness.

To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it.

One man finds in religion his literature and his science, another finds in it his joy and his duty.

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

We do not do well except when we know where the best is and when we are assured that we have touched it and hold its power within us.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.