Revolution is obstructed evolution.

each separate flower has a magic all its own.

Making an issue of a little thing is one of the surest ways to spoil happiness.

Penetrate deeply in the secret existence of anyone about you, even of the man or woman whom you count happiest, and you will come upon things they spend all their efforts to hide. Fair as the exterior may be, if you go in, you will find bare places, heaps of rubbish that can never be taken away, cold hearths, desolate altars, and windows veiled with cobwebs.

Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.

Sins of commission are far more productive of happiness than the sins of omission.

One uncongenial guest can ruin a dinner more easily than a poor salad, and that is saying a great deal.