A man looketh on his little one as a being of better hope; in himself ambition is dead, but it bath a resurrection in his son.

Every green herb, from the lotus to the darnel, is rich with delicate aids to help incurious man.

As thou directest the power, harm or advantage will follow, and the torrent that swept the valley may be led to turn a mill.

Love looketh from the eye, and kindleth love by looking.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

Faith may rise into miracles of might, as some few wise men have shown; faith may sink into credulities of weakness, as the mass of fools have witnessed.