A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character, he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends, and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.

Happy opinions are the wine of the heart.

Patience and gentleness is power.

The only place a new hat can be carried into with safety is a church, for there is plenty of room there.

Those who have lost an infant are never, in a way, without an infant.

The most tangible of all visible mysteries - fire.

It is our daily duty to consider that in all circumstances of life, pleasurable, painful, or otherwise, the conduct of others, especially of those in the same house; and that, as life is made up, for the most part, not of great occasions, but of small everyday moments, it is the giving to those moments their greatest amount of peace, pleasantness, and security, that contributes most to the sum of human good. Be peaceable. Be cheerful. Be true.