One of the most marked characteristics of our day is a reckless neglect of principles, and a rigid adherence to their semblance.

The future: A consolation for those who have no other.

A German writer observes: "The noblest characters only show themselves in their real light. All others act comedy with their fellow-men even unto the grave.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes.

Those can most easily dispense with society who are the most calculated to adorn it; they only are dependent on it who possess no mental resources, for though they bring nothing to the general mart, like beggars, they are too poor to stay at home.

One of the most marked characteristics of our day is a reckless neglect of principles, and a rigid adherence to their semblance.