Strange the affection which clings to inanimate objects - objects which cannot even know our love! But it is not return that constitutes the strength of an attachment.

Of all false assertions that ever went into the world under the banner of a great name and the mail armor of a well-turned phrase, Locke's comparison of the mind to a blank sheet of paper appears to me among the most untrue.

To this hour, the great science and duty of politics is lowered by the petty leaven of small and personal advantage.

Toil is the portion of day, as sleep is that of night; but if there be one hour of the twenty-four which has the life of day without its labor, and the rest of night without its slumber, it is the lovely and languid hour of twilight.

Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.

Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.

anybody's applause is better than nobody's.