Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.

Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.

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

Flowers are the bright remembrances of youth; they waft us back, with their bland odorous breath, the joyous hours that only young life knows, ere we have learnt that this fair earth hides graves.

There are some chagrins of the heart which a friend ought to try to console without betraying a knowledge of their existence, as there are physical maladies which a physician ought to seek to heal without letting the sufferer know that he has discovered their extent.

Pleasure is like a cordial - a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.

He who fears not, is to be feared.