Truly, a little love-making is a very pleasant thing.

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.

Eyes that droop like summer flowers.

Ah, tell me not that memory sheds gladness o'er the past, what is recalled by faded flowers, save that they did not last?

I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time.

I have a respect for family pride. If it be a prejudice, it is a prejudice in its most picturesque shape. But I hold it is connected with some of the noblest feelings in our nature.

Good taste is his religion, his morality, his standard, and his test.