simplicity is a thing beautiful in itself, like clear light.
Books form in us habits of thought which shall live forever with us.
our contempt of wealth does not extend beyond the hour when we can get it in possession.
true courtesy ... is real kindness kindly expressed.
little every-day courtesies are called the small change of life; but we should be badly off in trade if we had no small change, and must always deal with twenty-dollar bills; while the small change mounts up to the great sum in a lifetime.
The grossest form of this injury of the body to ornament it, is in tattooing. Next, the piercing the ear all around its rim, piercing the nose and the lips to introduce rings or bars of jewelry.