fully half of Household miseries arise from a lack of order.

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.

Books form in us habits of thought which shall live forever with us.

true courtesy ... is real kindness kindly expressed.

Reaching toward perfection in any one thing should lift us higher in all things; it should beget a habit of application and thoroughness.

A good home owes it, as an expression of thankfulness for its own happiness, to try and make up something of the lack that is in other homes.

Talent and generosity are needed to recognize talent and generosity in our companions; all is discord to an ear that has no idea of harmonies, but it needs a musical ear to delight in music.