I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is visible in the external aspect of the place.

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

A beautiful woman without fixed principles may be likened to those fair but rootless flowers which float in streams, driven by every breeze.

Spring is the season of hope, and autumn is that of memory.

Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.

Men who would persecute others for religious opinions, prove the errors of their own.

Thoughts come maimed and plucked of plumage from the lips, which, from the pea, in the silence of your own leisure and study, would be born with far more beauty.