Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
The education of life perfects the thinking mind, but depraves the frivolous.
The study of history, it seems to me, leads to the conviction that all important events tend toward the same end - the civilization of mankind.
O memory, thou bitter sweet,--both a joy and a scourge!
Providence protects us in all the details of our lot.
Exile: A tomb in which you can get mail.